Glossary D
Deutsch: Dim Sum / Español: Dim Sum / Português: Dim Sum / Français: Dim Sum / Italiano: Dim Sum
Dimsum refers to a variety of small, bite-sized dishes traditionally associated with Cantonese cuisine, served as part of a meal often enjoyed with tea. These dishes can be steamed, fried, or baked and include a wide array of savoury and sweet items. Dimsum is typically served in bamboo baskets or on small plates in a communal dining setting.
Dinardaraan is a dish from the Philippines, specifically from the Ilocos Region. It is the Ilocano version of Dinuguan. Dinardaraan comes from the Ilocano word Dara which means "blood". This dish is a pork blood stew made of slices of pork belly, pork liver and last but not the least, the pork blood. It is usually spiced with spicy chili pepper.
Dinengdeng refers to the food from the Philippines, particularly from the Ilocos Region. Dinengdeng boiled vegetables seasoned with Fish sauce. It is made by combining varieties of vegetables, such as Sitaw (String Beans), Kalabasa (Squash), Talong (Eggplant), Ampalaya (Bitter Gourd) and Saluyot (Jute Leaces) with with ginger roots, tomatoes and red onions (Lasona) cooked by boiling with little water and Fish sauce called Bagoong. It is sweetened a bit by adding some pieces Kamote (sweet potatoes). Fried or Grilled fish can also be added.
Dinengdeng is a bit similar to Pinakbet and Bulanglang, but Dinengdeng is more like a soup (soupy base)
Other vegetables which can be added to this dish are: Okra, Upo, Sigarillas, Kamote tops (Talbos ng Kamote), Malunggay leaves, Squash flowers, bamboo shoots
This is a very healthy dish that I myself have learned to eat and love. I can say that I grew up eating this dish since my father hails from Ilocos Sur, where Dinengdeng is one of the staple dishes.