Glossary P
Plasa refers to Gambia's food which consists of meat and smoked fish, cooked in palm oil with leafy vegetables. Plasa is usually served with Fou-Fou, which is trashed up cassava.
Plat du jour is the French term which refers to "the main dish of the day at a restaurant"
Plat Principal is the French term that refers to "main dish" or "main course" .
In French restaurants, Plat Principat usually has a section for section and for meat and main courses are usually served with some vegetables.
Platano Canario refers to the small Canary Islands variety of banana which is prized for its soft texture and sweetness.
It was the Portuguese who first planted bananas in the Islands.
Everywhere you look around in Teneriffe, even in some big cities are Banana Plants, especially where my mother-in-law used to live, we have seen plenty of banana trees.
In the Philippines, we also have a small banana variety which is famous in Tagaytay, still in their branches, these bananas are sold fruits and vegetable stalls along the highways. They are also very sweet, soft meat with thin skin.
Plato Alpujarreno refers to the typical dish of the Alpujarras. Blood sausages form part of the basic ingredients of this dish which is made from potatoes fried with onions, orza chine and fried eggs.
The region of mountain villages known as Las Alpujarras clings to the southern flanks of the Sierra Nevada, cloven by deep, sheltered valleys and gorges which run down towards the Mediterranean.
Platos Fuertes is Ecuadorian term which means "Main Dishes", such as Llapingachos, Churrasco, Fritada, Cuy and many more. Platos Fuertes are usually accompanied by mound of rice, a small salad, potatoes, and side dishes , like Patacones (mashed, fried green plantains). On the coast and in the Amazon, potatoes are often supplemented or replaced by Menestra (beans or lentils) or Yuca (manioc, similar to yam).