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klopfen is a German word which means "to tenderize" using Fleischklopfer, a tool that is used mostly to tenderize steak and other meat for easy chewing
Kluay or Kluai (Scientific name: Musa sapientum L. ) is the Thai word for "Banana". In Thailand, bananas are available all year round. Bananas are perhaps the most popular of all tropical fruits, and Thailand has about 20 different varieties, ranging from fragrant, sweet little "finger bananas" to large specimens with thick golden skins. The fruit is also among the most versatile and turns up at Thai meals in numerous forms besides fresh at the peak of ripeness.
Among the varieties of Thailand bananas are:
1. Kluay Hom - refers to a large banana
2. Kluay Kai are dainty banana (Pisang mas)
3. Kluay Leb Muenang
4. Kluay Nam Wa or Kluay Namwah (Pisang awak) which refers to a sweet banana. Kluay Nam Wa is the most famous type of banana in Thailand probably because of ist sweetness.
Bananas are used in Thailand in many ways, when bananas are young and green, they may be eaten raw as a vegetable with a spicy sauce ; more developed, but still unripe, they are sliced, dried in the sun, and fried for a snack. Among the Thai foods which are made of bananas are:
1. Kluai Ping refer to grilled bananas soaked with syrup
2. Kluai Buat Chi refer to boiled bananas in coconut milk with salt and sugar
3. Kluai Chuam refer to bananas boiled in syrup
4. Kluai Phao refer to bananas smoked with its peel on.
5. Kluai Khaek refer to golden banana fritters
Knäcke (Knaecke) also called Knäckebrot (Knaeckebrot) refers to crisp or crispy bread. In Germany, they can be bought in plastic packs with at least 6 pieces plain or with assorted nuts, like white and black sesame seeds, poppy seeds, pine nuts or pumpkin nuts or mixed nuts, like the one in the picture below.
Knäcke / Knaeke refers to a crisp bread generally made from rye flour. It can be eaten with a spread or topping of almost anything, sweet, sour, or spicy, fresh and preserved fruit, fresh vegetables, like cucumber, cheeses, and many more. They are available is all groceries, food stores and supermarkets in Germany in different varieties, it comes in light and dark varieties, sometimes sprinkled with sesame seeds, with muesli, watermelon seeds and other varieties. WASA is the leading brand of Knäcke in Germany.
Knäcke / Knaeke is also known as Knäckebrot or Knaeckebrot