Glossary P
Parcook is a cooking term which means to partially cook an item before storing or finishing by any number of other cooking methods.
Puto Seco refers to a Filipino kind of biscuit; a snack that is very different from the rice cake called Puto. Puto Seco is made from wheat flour and cornstarch and shaped into round, crunchy, bite-size pieces. When eaten it is like you will have a sweet flour in your mouth so it is hard to talk or even whsiper. Puto Seco is available in local bakeshops in the Philippines and Laguna and Quezon Provinces is well-known for their delicious Puto Seco.
In the Philippines, when we were young, there is always a game wherein contestants are asked to eat Puto Seco and then whistle, the first one who can whistle after eating or munching on Puto Seco is the winner of the game.
Below is a simple recipe for Puto Seco.
Ingredients:
300 grams Cornstarch
1 cup flour
1/2 cup butter or margarine
4 pcs eggs
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
1 cup white sugar
How to make Puto Seco
* Mix all ingredients together. Transfer to cookie molds and bake at 300 deg F oven until golden brown.
Punu Pua'atoro refers to French Polynesian canned corned beef or the Tahitian equivalent to Spam. Punu Pua'atoro is typically pan fried or grilled with onions and served with roasted breadfruit. Punu Pua'atoro is crispy, salty and fatty like bacon or sausage, Punu Pua'atoro is certainly a healthiest option but it is widely enjoyed and deeply revered by the locals of French Polynesia. Although Punu Pua'atoro is one of the foods enjoyed very much in the island , it is only found most local households but not on restaurant menus.
Pollerías refer to rotisserie chicken restaurants in Peru where Pollo a la Brasa is sold.
During the last Pollo a la Brasa Day, Pollerías is Peru offered special deals deals to attract local customers, especially families and even foreign visitors looking for a tasty Pollo a la Brasa.
I have just eaten today Roasted Chicken sold in rotisserie carts around my city in Germany and mostly run by Turkish residents. The chicken are hot and freshly roasted and juicy. What I like about my particular rotisserie is not just the chicken but the friendly man who runs the place. Also, he also offers special deals, 3 half pieces (big ones) are only sold at 7 euros. Pollo a la Brasa reminds me also of home. In the Philippines we have our very own Lechong Manok which was popularized by Andok's.