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Provisions refers to a term used in the Caribbean referring to any or all of a number of starchy fruit such as, roots or tubers, including plantains and yams, sweet potato, tannia, cassava, etc.

Palak Shorba refers to a tasty spinach soup from Punjab. This refreshingly delicious soup is made from spinach leaves spiced with a touch of cardamom, cloves and peppercorns. Palak which is the Hindu name of Spinach is one of the finest green vegetables that is loaded with iron.

Pasa is the Spanish word for "raisin", available in different varieties namely: (1) Pasa de Corinto - dried currants (2) Pasa de Esmirna - sultana (3) Pasa de Uva - raisin of Rio de Plata

Pasaboca is the Colombian word for "snack or appetizer"

Pepian/ Pipian refers to a sauce thickened with ground nuts or seeds; type of stew thickened with ground nuts or seeds in Andes, Central America and Mexico. In Peru, Pepian refers to savory or spicy porridge

Pepinillo is the Spanish word for gherkin or cornichon or pickled cucumber

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