Glossary R
Re de Coquinaria refers to the first cookbook written by Roman gourmand Marcus Gavius Apcius which appeared between the 4th and 5th century.
Ribbetjie refers to South African dish made of mutton ribs
Rottel refers to a measure of weight that was once common in the Middle East and West Asia. It varied from one place to another in the range of 400 to 460 grams, about 1 pound.
Regional Brew refers to a brewery with the capacity to brew betwen 15,000 and 2,000,000 barrels per year.
Rabri refers to a milk-based sweet which is one of the highly acclaimed desserts from the north of India . Rabri which is also known as Rabadi is a rich dessert and one of the easy sweet recipes to make for Holi or Diwali Festivals in the country. It is produced in northern and eastern regions of India and made normally from buffalo milk, since it has a more creamy and chewy consistency and is garnished with almond and pistachios. This delicious and mouth-watering sweet is a concentrated and sweetened whole milk product containing several layers of clotted cream. It is a sweet by itself and is not much used as an ingredient of other sweets.