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Kamy is one of the typical dishes from Belarus which refers to puree of beans or beans puree. Kamy can also be prepared using of peas which are pureed also (just like the beans) with melted lard.
Brazil, Japan, Haiti, Arabia, France, Mexico and some other countries also have dishes using pureed beans which is usually served as an appetizer, side dish or made into a soup.
Krauskohl is the German word for "Kale" (Brassica oleracea var. Sabellica) . Kale
Krauskohl is also known in German as Grünkohl or Gruenkohl or Braunkohl in Bremen.
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When you go to North Germany in winter, you will see quite a lot of restaurants serving dishes with kale. In German kale is called "Grünkohl" (green cabbage), but Bremen has a different name for it: "Braunkohl" (brown cabbage). I was very confused about this as kale is green and not brown! Anyway you can get all kind of different dishes with kale which is really interesting as we don't have this in restaurants where I live.
Also in North Germany there's a whole culture around kale. They have "kale tours" where a group of people makes a longer walk to a restaurant where they eat kale. To make that walk more fun the do some games on their walk also, and they take a handcart with alcoholic drinks with them. It's something typically done in autumn or winter, as that's the season for this vegetable.
Kale and pinkel , Bremen's favourite meal, consists of plenty of curly kale accompanied by a variety of rich meat dishes. Pinkel is a traditional type of sausage made with a particular section of pig's intestine stuffed with oatmeal. The dish is traditionally eaten on an excursion with friends or work colleagues, a quintessential Bremen custom known as a "kale and pinkel trip".
Khrueng Phuang refers to the ring of spices or spices holder often found on tables in Thai restaurants. It is usually served with noodles. The spices are Prik Pon (dried chili powder), Prik Dong (vinegar with chili slices), Nam Pla (fish sauce ), and granulated sugar.
This kind of spice holders are also found in many Chinese and Filipino restaurants.
Kai Xin Guo is the Chinese (Pinyin) for "pistachios". In China, nuts are always readily available. They come fresh in the market, salted, packaged, fried or even coated.
Kowtong refers to a Thai vegetables that is eaten raw or can also be used in salads. Kowtong has a fish-like flavor.