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Cat Tiger Shrimps (Penaeus semisulcatus). A variety of shrimp which is commonly called: English: Green tiger prawn French: Crevette tigrée verte Arabic: Rubian Japan: Kumaebi Iran: Maygo Movzi.

Chowders is a type of thick hearty soups are made from fish, shellfish and/or vegetables and often contain milk and potatoes

Cream soups refers to a type of thick soup which is thickened with roux, buerre manie, liason or other thickening agent with the addition of milk or cream.

Clear soups is a classification of soup which is based on clear, unthickened broth or stock

Canary refers to a sweet white wine from the Canary Islandsin Spain which is similar to Madeira.

Cordon Bleu is a term which means "of the highest class". Cordon Bleu also refers to a person of great distinction in a field, especially applied to aCchef. Cordon Bleu is a French term which literally means "blue ribbon". Under the Bourbon kings in France, a "blue ribbon" was worn by knights of the highest order.