Glossary K

Kelapa is Indonesian and Malaysian for "Coconut". When young, coconut meat is soft and can be eaten as is together with the juice inside. The meat can also be eaten alone or can be cooked to make sweets. When matured, the coconut meat is grated to make coconut milk or cream which is used in cooking sweet or savory dishes. Santan or coconut milk is made by grating the hard coconut meat and soak in hot water. Leave for a couple of minutes and then take handfuls of the grated coconut and press through a sieve or by squeezing the grated meat with both hands. Do this a few times. However, it is tedious to grate and to squeeze, so if in a rush and have no time for making the coconut milk manually, Kelapa is already available in cans and can be bought in supermarkets. In the Philippine wet markets, freshly grated coconut meat can be purchased, you can even choose the coconut fruit and watch the seller grate it in an electric grater and all you have to do is to squeeze it for the cream and the milk at home. Some old households still owes a wooden Kayuran ng Niyog, my aunt who lives in the province grates her own coconut milk using her old reliable native wooden Kayuran.

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Kelapa Parut is the Malay term for "Grated Coconut". Grated coconut is used as accompaniment to desserts, like Putu Paring which must be eaten with grated coconut all the time.

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- Kelapa Parut Halus : Kelapa Parut Halus refers to " Fine dsesicated Coconut in Indonesia.

- Kelapa Parut Kasar : Kelapa Parut Kasar refers to "shredded coconut" in Indonesia.

Kelewele refers to one of Ghana's food and a popular type of street food made of spicy and sweetish deep-fried plantains (ripe cooking bananas). It is Ghana's version of "french fries" , although Ghana's version is made of plantains sliced into long strips , tossed with salt, chili and ginger then deep-fried. In Ghana, Kelewele is served as an evening or an after dinner treat.

Personal Note: We have so many varieties of bananas in the Philippines. We usually prepare them as sweet treat or dessert, but never as a savory treat. I will definitely try to cook this when i return to my country.

Deutsch: Seetang / Español: Alga marina / Português: Alga marinha / Français: Varech / Italiano: Alga

Kelp in the food context refers to a type of large seaweed that grows in underwater forests in shallow oceans. Known for its rapid growth and large size, kelp is not just an important part of marine ecosystems but also a valuable food source in various cuisines.

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Kelupis refers to a sticky rice steamed in a leaf. It is one of the specialties of Brunei. Brunei is one of the countries in Asia located on the northern coast of Borneo, the world's third-largest island. Food from Brunei is similar to Malay cuisine which is usually quite spicy. Among the favorite foods in the country include Satay, broiled fish, chicken barbecue and a variety of rice dishes.

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Kem is a Thai word for salty

Kemalpasa Tatlisi refer to a a very popular Turkish dessert which are sponge pastry rolls in syrup. The name of Kemalpasa is coming from a small town of Bursa, called Mustafakemalpasa. Kemalpasa Tatlisi is mainly produced by creameries and distributed to whole Turkey. Best served with clotted milk cream. Kemalpasa Tatlisi is rumored to have originated from Bulgaria.

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Kemangi (Ocimum citriadorum) is Indonesia word for "Lemon Basil". Kemangi is also called Tulsi and know as holy basil, of the family Labiatae. Ocimum is derived from the Greek word meaning "to small". The plant has a strong pleasant aroma with a faint cinnamon tinge and is used in cooking and as garnish for foods. Moreover, Kemangi is an herb which is used in cooking many seafood dishes and can be eaten raw with sambal. Asian Sweet Basil (Ocimum basilicum) and Lemon Basil (Ocimum canum) are 2 of the varieties of lemon basil. Any variety of Lemon Basil is used for cooking Indonesian dishes.

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