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Laxoox is the name of Injera in Somalia. Injera resembles a grey spongy crepe, with one side covered in holes and the other side smooth. Injera is made from Teff , a iron-rich grass grown in Northeast Africa. Teff is the smallest of the cereal grains and is only used as a food source in Eritrea, Somalia, and Yemen
Laxoox is called Injera in Ethiopia and Lahoh in Yemen.
List if Common Fruits Found in Malaysia
It should be noted that that the Malay name of Fruit is sometimes preceded by Buah which means fruit in Malay, hence, papaya which means "Betik" in Malaysian can be called simply as Betik or Buah Betik. Here is the list:
Pineapple - Nanas / Buah Nanas
Watermelon - Tembikai / Buah Tembikai
Papaya - Betik / Buah Betik
Banana - Pisang / Buah Pisang
Mango - Mempelam / Buah Mempelam
Starfruit - Belimbing / Buah Belimbing
Grape - Anggur / Buah Anggur
Durian and Rambutan as such and there is no further translations, everybody knows what is Durian. and what is Rambutan, even in Germany, Rambutan is called Rambutan. But I have not seen any Durian around. Manggis is Malay for "mangosteen"
Lahoh is the name of Injera in Yemen. Injera resembles a grey spongy crepe, with one side covered in holes and the other side smooth. Injera is made from Teff , a iron-rich grass grown in Northeast Africa. Teff is the smallest of the cereal grains and is only used as a food source in Eritrea, Somalia, and Yemen.
Lahoh is called Injera in Ethiopia and Laxoox in Somalia.
Lor Mee refers to one of the popular hawker foods found in Penang, Malaysia which has the same ingredients as Hokkien Mee - a mixture of scalded yellow noodles, beehoon, bean sprouts and kangkong and a garnishing of sliced prawns, sliced pork, hard -boiled egg and fried onion flakes. However, Lor Mee is served in thick brown gravy instead of prawn soup. Hawker stalls in Penang which sells Hokkien Mee are offering Lor Mee, as well. A mixture of Hokkien Mee and Lor Me can actually be ordered to get the taste of both.
Penang is a state in Malaysia. The food in Penang is widely regarded as the best in Malaysia.
Lihiya is from the Spanish word Lejía, meaning lye. Lihiya is a Filipino word which also means lye. Lye is used in both Western / European and Asian cooking. It is used in baking and making Lutefisk in Europe, while Asians use lye water in dessert making, such as the Filipino rice cake Suman sa Lihiya.
Lye is also known as Caustic soda.