Glossary P

Pleah Saiko is a cured beef and vegetable salad found throughout Southeast Asia, but is extremely popular in Cambodia.

Pljeskavica refers to a Balkan sausage made of mutton, pork and veal. Among the Balkan countries enjoying this dish are Serbia, Bosnia, Croatia, Montenegro and Macedonia. Pljeskavica can also be found in Slovenia, Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria.

Plokkfiskur is a fish stew, one of the traditional Icelandic fish dishes

Plomme is "Plum " in Norway.

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Plonk is the Australian term for a decent but super-cheap wine.

Ploughman refers to a Sandwich with pickles, cheese and lettuce

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Ploughman's Lunch refers to a casual British lunch of crusty bread, butter, cheese, and pickles. Ploughman's Lunch is the most common pub meal which consists of local cheese, a crusty white or brown bread, some butter, and a pickled onion or two, washed down with ale. There are also some variations though, like pate and chutney occasionally replacing the onions and cheese.

Plov refers to Kyrgyzstan rice which is fried with shredded turnip and scraps of mutton, served with bread. It is also is a Central Asian staple.

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Plover refers to a game bird that is farm-raised in the United States. It is small and has a delicate meat that is delicious, especially when roasted.

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Plum refers to a round, juicy stone fruit. Several varieties include: Greengage; Mirabelle; Bullace; Japanese; Victoria. It can be eaten as is, in salads and desserts/sweets when raw. It can be made into mousse, jam, jelly marmalade and compott and sauce. It can also be made as an ingredient for Plum cakes, lastly it can be made into a juice. Plum is called Pflaume (German); Prune (France); Ciruela (Spain) and Prugna or Susina (Italy) Latin Name: prunus domestica ssp. Insititia

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