Glossary H
What is the best way to put out that fire after eating a spicy or hot pepper which is a bit too hot for you? Scientists report that Capsaicin breaks down in fats, hence, drinking milk, sour cream or eating a little ice cream might help. It is also said that foods with more fat have more capability of squelching the fire.
Horiatiko Psomi means village bread in Greece which is generally made from a mixture of whole and refined flour.
Bread was once the staple food of Greeks and still eaten at every meal. In Greece, there are different breads for different occasions.On Clean Monday, the first day of the 40 days of fasting before easter there is an unleavened bread sold on the streets. During Easter there is the famous bread with the red easter egg in the middle of it. There is also the famous Pita bread ; the Paxamadia which is a hard bread eaten at breakfast, dipped in hot milk or coffee, or topped wih tomatoes, onions, Feta and olives; and the Kalouria which are skinny bagels sold on the streets by vendors on foot or with small carts for people who are always hurrying up to do their business and no time to sit down for a proper meal.
Bread is a very important part of Greek religious services
Hua Sheng is the Chinese (Pinyin) for "peanuts". In China, nuts are always readily available. They come fresh in the market, salted, packaged, fried or even coated.
Habas a la Rondeña refers to broad beans stew Ronda style.
It is made of broad beans with cured ham. The dish is so popular that it is most often called Spanish-style beans.
Habas a la Rondeña is one of the typical foods of Malaga. The Province of Malaga (Málaga) is situated on the southern coast of Spain, in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, while Ronda is a town in Malaga, Andalucia