Glossary G
Deutsch: Guaven / Indian: Perakka, Koyyakka
Guavas (singular guava) are plants in the Myrtle family (Myrtaceae) genus Psidium, which contains about 100 species of tropical shrubs and small trees. They are native to Mexico, Central America, and northern South America. Guavas are now cultivated and naturalized throughout the tropics and subtropics in Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Caribbean, subtropical regions of North America, Hawaii, New Zealand, Australia and Spain.
Gugelhopf refers to a kind of traditional cake, a ring cake available in Germany, Austriam Switzerland and other European countries in a form of a ring. It is baked in a special pan called Bundt Pan, Tube Pan or Bundt cake pan (Gugelhupfform in German).
Pictures below is a Gugelhopf baked by my mother-in-law for our traditional get together, a Kaffee und Kuchen (Coffee and Cake) for Easter Sunday
