Glossary G
Deutsch: Knoblauch
Garlic (Allium sativum) is a species in the onion genus, Allium. Its close relatives include the onion, shallot, leek, chive, and Chinese onion. It is native to Central Asia and northeastern Iran and has long been a common seasoning worldwide, with a history of several thousand years of human consumption and use.
Garnele is the German word for shrimp or prawn. There are various kinds of Garnele, such as
1. Granat/ Sandgarnele (Crangon crangon)
2. Grönland-Shrimp- also known as Tiefseegarnelen. Pandalid shrimp (family Pandalidae)
3. Sägegarnele - common prawn (Palaemon serratus)
4. Ostseegarnele - Baltic prawn (Palaemon adspersus, syn.: P. communis, P. imbellis, P. squilla, Cancer squilla, Leander brandti, L. rectirostris transitans)
5. Hauptmannsgarnele - (Fenneropenaeus chinensis) known in English as Indian white prawn or fleshy prawn
6. Rosenberggarnele - giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii)
7. Schiffskielgarnele - known in English as
- giant tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon, syn.: P. (Penaeus) monodon, P. bubulus, P. carinatus, P. coerulens, P. durbani, P. semisulcatus exsulcatus, P. tahitensis)
- black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon, syn.: P. (Penaeus) monodon, P. bubulus, P. carinatus, P. coerulens, P. durbani, P. semisulcatus exsulcatus, P. tahitensis)
- jumbo tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon, syn.: P. (Penaeus) monodon, P. bubulus, P. carinatus, P. coerulens, P. durbani, P. semisulcatus exsulcatus, P. tahitensis)
Garniture is the French word for "garnish" which refers to ingredients which decorates, accompanies or completes a dish. Many dishes are identified by the name of their garnishes.