Glossary C
Chufa also known as Chufa Nuts are tiny, tuberous roots of an African plant of the sedge family.
Chui refers to a Wild mountain-grown green that is cooked and eaten like watercress or spinach in Korean cooking.
Chui Kueh refers to steamed dumpling which is one of the foods sold by the food hawkers in Singapore. Hawker centers became a popular source of good food in Singapore and one of the food hawkers center in Singapore is called Maxwell Market where varieties dishes (Chinese, Malysian, Indonesian and Indian) are being offered.
Chai Kueh is also one of the popular hawker foods in Penang, Malaysia, where it is made from finely cut yam bean and carrots or chives (as an alternative to yam bean and carrots) and dried shrimps, wrapped into the crystal skin wrapper made from wheat starch flour and tapioca flour. After wrapping, the dumplings are steamed over rapid boiling water. The steamed Chai Kueh is often glazed with garlic oil.
Chuk which is also known as congee is a kind of dim sum made of thick rice soup with a variety of savory ingredients added. Among the many popular additions are peanuts, dried or raw