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Guero is a fairly hot chili pepper that is greenish yellow in color. It is good fresh or toasted, but not dried.

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Gugelhopf refers to a kind of traditional cake, a ring cake available in Germany, Austriam Switzerland and other European countries in a form of a ring. It is baked in a special pan called Bundt Pan, Tube Pan or Bundt cake pan (Gugelhupfform in German).

Pictures below is a Gugelhopf baked by my mother-in-law for our traditional get together, a Kaffee und Kuchen (Coffee and Cake) for Easter Sunday

Gui refers to broiled/barbecued Korean dishes.

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Guinataan is a Filipino term which means to cook meat, seafood, or vegetables in coconut milk

Guinea Fowl refers to a game bird similar to a pheasant, but with somewhat dry flesh. It is said that Guinea Fowl tastes like wild chicken.

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Guinea squash is another name for "eggplant". Guinea squash is said to be known in Britain by 1587 as people originally called it as it appears white and shaped like an egg, but they eventually became known as "eggplant". It was also around 1587 that the variety of elongated and purple variety of eggplant appeared. Guinea squash can be eaten raw unlike the purple variety of eggplant and it can be stored longer up to two (2) months. It can also be dried and can be use when food is scarce. Guinea squash is called in various names in English, to wit: Scarlet eggplant, Mock tomato, Garden egg, Garden huckleberry, or Gilo. Guinea squash is called Kobo-Kobo in Sierra Leone, one of the countries in Africa

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Deutsch: Guinness Bier / Español: Cerveza Guinness / Português: Cerveja Guinness / Français: Bière Guinness / Italiano: Birra Guinness

Guinness Beer in the food context refers to a world-renowned dark stout beer that originated in Dublin, Ireland, in the 18th century. It is one of the most iconic and recognizable beer brands globally, famous for its rich, creamy head and distinctive deep-black color. The flavor of Guinness is characterized by a mix of malted barley, roasted unmalted barley, yeast, and hops, giving it a slightly bitter taste with coffee and chocolate undertones.

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English: Stew / Deutsch: Eintopf / Español: Guisado / Português: Ensopado / Français: Ragout / Italiano: Stufato /

Guisado is a traditional Mexican dish known for its rich and savory flavors. This hearty stew typically features a combination of meats, vegetables, and various seasonings, making it a popular comfort food in Mexican cuisine.

Guisado is also a Spanish stew made of rabbit, hare , goose or pheasant that is flavored with wine, herbs and bacon. In the Philippines, the word Guisado or Gisado is used and it means sauteed, that is food is Guisado. Meat, seafoods and vegetables which are sauteed are all called Guisado or Ginisa in Filipino. It is derived from the Spanish term Guisado. The Spaniards conquered the Philippines for 500 years and we derived some of our Filipino words from the Spanish words and Guisado is one of them.

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Guisado de Repollo refers to a Bolivian stew made of cabbage, tomatoes, chiles, onions and potatoes.

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Guisantes is the Spanish word for "peas". In the Philippines, peas called Guisantes are avaiable in cans. So far, I have not seen fresh peas, if we want to use peas, we buy the canned peas Guisantes is one of the Spanish words being used in the Philippines to refer to peas, too. It can be spelled as Gisantes.

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