Glossary S

Deutsch: Scampi / Español: Langostino / Português: Camarão / Français: Langoustine / Italiano: Scampi

Scampi refers to a type of seafood dish traditionally made with langoustines or Norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus), which are small, slender lobsters found in the Atlantic and Mediterranean waters. In culinary terms, scampi can also refer to the preparation style, where shrimp or Prawns are cooked in a sauce with garlic, butter, white wine, and sometimes lemon. This dish is popular in European and American cuisines, where it has been adapted to use shrimp more commonly than langoustines.

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Scaujo Chaladnik refers to a springtime soup from Belarus which made with fresh sorrel, chopped and boiled. The soup is seasoned with salt and pepper then served with chopped green onions, cubed cucumbers, hard -cooked egg slices, and sprigs of fresh dill.

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Deutsch: Duft / Español: Aroma / Português: Cheiro / Français: Parfum / Italiano: Profumo

In the food context, scent refers to the smell or aroma of food, which plays a crucial role in the perception of taste and overall eating experience. The scent of food can be made up of various aromatic compounds released by ingredients during cooking, baking, or even when raw. These scents trigger the olfactory senses and significantly influence how we perceive flavour, even before taking the first bite.

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Schabzieger refers to a fat free, hard cheese from Switzerland made from skimmed cows' milk. It has a pungent flavor, very spicy in taste and has a green hue which is due to the addition of fenugeek as an ingredient. Schabzieger cheese looks like a small truncated cone.

Schalenobst is a German word for nuts.

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Schälmesser is a German word for paring knife

Scharf is the German word for "Spicy" (hot) term that is used to describe a food or a dish with plenty of spices, particularly spicy chilis. I love spicy foods like most of the Filipinos and while living in Germany, I learned that many Germans do not like very much foods which are spicy (scharf). My husband's family does not even like onions and garlic in their food, much more dishes with chilis like some Filipino foods (Laing taste good with chilis, Adobo with garlic).

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Schaumkelle is a German word for skimming ladle, which is a long-handled spoon with a deep bowl and with holes into it that is used to remove food out of a hot oil or liquid.

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Schichtkäse refers to curd Cheese made from cow's milk (cream Cheese and cottage Cheese combined). It is one of the specialties from state of Bavaria in Germany. It is similar to Quark (another German product) but a bit harder. Schichtkäse is traditionally used to Bake cheesecakes. Can be used in a way as Quark in preparing sweets/desserts and savory dishes.

Schiffala refers to a smoked shoulder of pork; one of the specialties of the Alsace Region of France.

Alsace Region lies in the north east of France between the Rhine and the mountains of the Vosges, sharing borders with Germany and Switzerland.