Glossary D

Dörrfleisch is a German term for "dried meat"

Dorsch is a type of fish and a German word for cod

Dosa refers to the South Indian giant, rice crispy crepes or pancake made from rice and lentil flour. Masala Dosa is one of the varieties of Dosa that is rolled around a variety of fillings and served with up to 3 kinds of curries or chutneys.

Dosa is commonly known as Dosha in Kerala, India. It is a fermented flat and very thin bread made out of rice and Urad Dal/Uzhunnuparippu (Black Lentil).

Raw rice (Pachari), Urad Dal (Uzhunnuparippu) water, salt and Ghee for frying are the main ingredients in making Dosa. Raw rice and Urad Dal are soaked in water separately and after hours of soaking, they will be grinded separately until its turned into fine paste. Then they are mixed with salt and is keep overnight to ferment.

This mixture or batter is the basis of Dosa which is fried on anon-stick flat griddle called Tawa/Tava in India.

A very thin Dosa can be obtained if the rice and dall mixture or the Dosa batter is fermented properly for the right number of hours and making sure that the Dosa batter has the proper consistency to be spread evenly in all directions on the Tawa (griddle)

Dosa is also known as Dhosa, Dosay, Dhosha, Dosha, Dose, Tosai, Dosai.

Dosa is also simply known as fermented rice pancakes.

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Dot or Dotting is a culinary term used when small pieces of butter (usually) are evenly distributed over the top of a pie, gratin, etc.; Dotting is putting small pieces on top of foods; to spot small particles of butter over the top of something.

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Dotorimuk-muchim (Seasoned Acorn Starch Jelly) . It is a Korean dish made of jellied acorn starch, vegetables and seasoning sauce. Dotorimuk-muchim was considered a specialty or a dish for the relief of the famine victims in olden days when provisions were scarce. Recently, it has become a popular diet food because it is in low calories. Dotorimuk-muchim is a side dish in which small chunks of Dotorimuk (acorn jelly) are seasoned and mixed with other ingredients such as slivered carrots and scallions, garlic, soy sauce, sesame oil, red chili pepper powder, and sesame seeds.The practice of making Dotorimuk originated in mountainous areas of ancient Korea, when abundant oak trees produced enough acorns each autumn to become a viable source of food.

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Dou is the Chinese word for "bean"

Dou fu is the Chinese word for "bean curd" or "tofu".

Double standard sour refers to a mixed alcoholic drink.

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Doufu-kan refers to salted dried tofu that is used in Chinese cuisine.

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Doufu-ru also known as furu, rufu, fuya and funan refers to fermented, preserved or pickled tofu.

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