Glossary K
The food glossary +++ Popular Articles: 'Kamias', 'Kinchay', 'Kangkong'
Kabak is Turkish for: pumpkin, marrow, courgette, gourd zucchini, squash, all vegetables that belong to Family Cucurbitaceae (pumpkin Family) with common names:
squash, pumpkin, gourd, zucchini, marrow, courgette
In Turkish, they are called by the following names:
Kabak Bab is pumpkin;.
Kabak Sakiz is marrow;.
Kabak (Dolma, Kizartma) refers to zucchini and squash
Kabak Su/asma refers to Gourd
Kabak Tatlisi refers to a traditional and popular Turkish hearty dessert made by cooking pieces of pumpkin (preferably butternut squash) in syrup. Kabak Tatlisi can be served as a dessert on its own or with some clotted cream, ice cream or Tahini and a garnish of chopped nuts, such as walnuts, hazelnuts or pistachios or even grated coconut.
To make Kabak Tatlisi, just follow this simple recipe:
Peel pumpkin and slice into tiny pieces of 5-6 centimeter. long.
Wash pieces in cold water and place in wide pan.
Pour 5 hundred ml. water over pumpkin pieces, cover, and cook on medium heating.
Whenever most of the water has evaporated, sprinkle sugar over pumpkin , cover and allow to simmer until the sugar has melted and syrup has a little thickened.
When pumpkin is cooked, remove from heat and allow to cool.
Place pumpkin on serving dish and pour remaining syrup over pieces. Sprinkle with crushed walnuts before serving.
It is my first encounter with a nice dessert using pumpkin, when it is in season, I try to make them as a marmalade. In Germany,it is very easy to make marmalades and when somebody gave a a huge pumpkin I used it to make marmalade using only sliced pumpkin (Kurbis in German) and Geliertzucker (gelling sugar). In the Philippines, where squash (Kalabasa) is always available in the public markets, we also use it to make sweets Pastillas (candies)
Kabbesmeng also known as Kappesmeng refers to one of the traditional foods from Saarland, Germany. It is made from cooked mashed cabbage (Weisskohl or Weißkohl) mixed with chopped and crispy-fried smoked (Rauchfleisch) or dry meat (Dörrfleisch), like bacon and lastly seasoned with salt and pepper.
Kabritu or Kabritu Stoba refers to Curacao's stewed goat meat. Kabritu and other exotic dishes of Curacao are mostly found at the Old Market (Marshe) in Punda or at other restaurants serving local dishes.