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Palócgulyás refers to Hungarian soup with green beans.
Almost every part of Hungary has its own way of making the Goulash and they have several variations and some of them are Palócgulyás and Alföldi Gulyás.
Perlemoen is the Afrikaans name for Abalone, a shellfish somewhat snail-like, with a distinct head and muscular foot for movement inside a richly coloured shell witch is rough and mostly brown on the outside with a smooth "mother of pearl-like" finish on the inside.
The thick muscle or foot with which the "Perlemoen" attaches itself to a rock, is edible. It has a clam-like flavor and is one of the most delectable seafoods/seashells product from the seas. After taking the flesh from the shell, the soft flesh is allowed to relax for at least 12 hours in a cool moist environment, like the rrefrigerator, after which it is rinsed and gently tenderized.
The best way to cook Perlemoen is to cut them into thick slices and having trimmed off the frizzy parts, fry them in plenty of butter in a sizzling hot frying pan. Overcooking the Perlemoen toughen its meat, so frying Perlemoen should not take longer then 1. 5 minutes at the most
Many locals from South Africa claim that the best way to eat Perlemoen is by barbecuing the flesh on the beach in a piece of kelp (hollow seaweed), but they are also offered in some restaurants made into a schnitzel or stir-fried.
Puff-Puff are Nigerian traditional round doughnuts made by combining flour, yeast, butter, eggyolk, vanilla flavoring, etc. to make a dought. This dough is then formed into a regular- sized circular or puff form by scooping it into the hollow of your fingers and fry in hot oil on moderate heat.
Puff-Puff are serve as hot or cold snack, sometimes dipped in sugar.
Palinca refers to Romania's strongest alcoholic drink which contains 60% pure alcohol, stronger than the popular Tuica, with only 40% alcohol content.
Many Romanians living in rural areas produce these two (2) alcohol drinks by themselves at home, but there are also plenty of companies that have such drinks in their product portfolio.
Punsch refers to a Swedish sweet, yellow alcoholic drink.
Punsch also refers to Danish strong liqueur which is based on Arrack - a strong distilled spirit made from fermented fruit, sugar cane, rice and anise seeds. It was imported to Scandinavia in the 18th Century from the Indonesian island of Java. It has a specific color which may vary from golden yellow to dark yellow. Due to the presence of its exotic ingredients, it is characterised by a unique flavor with overtones of almond, banana, chocolate, whisky and even tobacco. Danes or Danish people drink it hot to get warm in the winter or as an accompaniment to the traditional almond cake, Kransekake, especially at birthday and wedding parties.