Glossary E

Esmer Seker is another name of "brown sugar in Turkish. Brown Sugar is also known in Turkish as Kahverengi Seker.

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Ezme Salatasi refers to a Turkish salad made of finely chopped red onion, tomato, red pepper and parsley.

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Ede (Yoruba) are baby shrimps/crayfish (Penaeus sp. or Parapenaeopsis sp.). They are smoked and dried and used for flavoring soups and savory dishes. These dried and smoked shrimps are usually sold whole or grinded.

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El Inca refers to a Bolivian sweet low-alcohol beer.

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Espetos de Sardinas or spitted sardines is one of the foods typical of Malaga. Espetos de Sardinas are prepared by skewering sardines on canes that are stuck upright in the sand next to a fire, but without letting either the smoke or flame touch the fish.

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Elastin refers to the tough yellow connective tissue in meat which can not be tenderized by cooking. Elastin is usually removed before cooking.

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