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Lencsefozelék refers to Lentin stew from Hungary.
Lentil Stew. Lentils is traditionally eaten in Hungary during the New Year since they are said to bring money in the following or coming year.
Lacto is a person who consumes legumes, grains, nuts, seeds, vegetables, fruits, and dairy products and avoids
animal flesh and eggs
Lampredotto is Italian for offal or organ meat. The part of the stomach of a calf. This is traditonally boiled in a broth of herbs and tomatoes, then finely cut and used as a filling for a sandwich topped with Salsa verde in Florence. It is the traditonal food of workmen for lunch.
Lampredotto is one of the street foods of Italy, especially in Tuscany.
Long grain indica Rice refers to the most common type of rice and which can be of 2 types:
(1) Long grained white rice which has has its husk, bran and germ removed taking most of the nutrients with them and leaving a bland-flavored rice that is light and fluffy when cooked
(2) Long grain brown rice has had only its outer husk removed, leaving the bran and germ intact which gives it chewy, nutty flavor. It takes longer to cook than white rice but contains more fiber, vitamins and minerals
Lidi is Malaysian for the rib of the leaf of the coconut leaf/frond. This leaf-part is removed by a sharp knife until only the rib is exposed. These ribs are cleaned and sharpened and made into Satay sticks. In the Philippines, they are made into a broom, called "Walis Tingting", useful household item for cleaning the yard. There is no single house in the Philippines without this Walis. In Germany, they are used as decorative item.
Walis made from the stem or rib of Coconut leaf/frond is not available in Asian stores in Germany, so I asked my friend ho vacationed in the Philippines to bring me this Walis (broom) on her way back to Germany, now I am enjoying cleaning my garden using the Philippine's very reliable household cleaning item.
Ligo is the brand name of the most popular canned sardines in the Philippines and you bet they are popular because in all the Asian stores I have been in Bremen and Hamburg, Germany, only the Ligo brand is available.
Ligo canned sardines is a very versatile food which can be made into a lot of dishes. It can simply be sauteed with crushed garlic and chopped onions and they are are ready to be serve with plain rice.
My mom used to sautee Ligo sardines with Miswa/Misua, a kind of rice flour noodles and we have a joyous feast no matter what time my mom serves her Ginisang Ligo with Misua. It can be sauteed with other vegetables like Cabbage (Repolyo ) or Bottle Gourd (Upo) and also with Patola. It can also be sauteed with Vermicelli or Mung beans glass noodles and any dish will be delicious with Ligo
I grew up with Ligo and we survived poverty, including lack of food because of Ligo. Today, whenever I visit an Asian store in the Philippines, I always pack my bag with Ligo.
When I was young, Ligo is available only in green cans and nowadays, they have Ligo in red cans (spicy version) and in white cans which is from Mackarel. Hmmm, I suddenly miss my mom's cooking