Glossary M
Mengdah or Mengdah Nah refers to a giant water bug used to belong to the Hemiptera family but is now included in the Heteroptera family and classified as Lethocerus Indicus.
Mengdah is one of the edible insects eaten in Thailand and enjoyed basically by the Thai people and also being tried by other tourists who visit the country. Thai people like eating bugs and in Thailand there are many species of edible insects. Eating bugs may be unsavory to some people, but these edible bugs are said to be very healthy and is a good source of protein.
I have been to Thailand and exotic foods are sold everywhere. I am not a picky eater, but edible insects is one of the foods which I will never try. My brothers who also visited Thailand, however enjoyed these edible insects and told me that I should try to eat them if I want to visit Thailand again. I love Thailand, especially Bangkok. It is one of the cities where I want to live if given a chance, I love the character of the city, the foods on the streets, its cuisne and food and its religion.
Menta piperita is the Italian word for "peppermint" used mostly as flavoring
English: Seasoned cod roe / Deutsch: Eingelegter Kabeljaurogen / Español: Huevas de Bacalao sazonadas / Português: Ovas de bacalhau temperadas / Français: Oeufs de Morue assaisonnés / Italiano: Uova di merluzzo stagionate /
Mentaiko in Japanese and called Myeongranjeot in Korean refers to the marinated cod or pollock roe (eggs) which is used as a common ingredient in both Japanese and Korean Cuisines and is usually made from variety of flavors and colors.
Menu refers to a list of choices or list of foods that can or will be served at a meal, usually in a restaurant. Menu is pronounced "meh-noo".
Meongge refers to Korean "sea squirt". It has been a favored tasty sea food in abundance along the east and south coast of Korea. Most of the cultured sea squirts come from Korea and Japan.
In Korea, Tongyeong is the main producer of sea squirts, farming an estimated 25,000 tons of sea squirts annually, aside from being the country' center for oyster culture. Tongyeong is one of the cities in Gyeongsangnam -do Province and is situated in the southern coast of the Korean Peninsula.
Likewise, Meongge is the specialty of Geojedo or Geoje/Koje Island - the principal island of Geoje City, on the southern coast of Gyeongsangnam-do province, South Korea. The island speciality is Meongge Bibimbap which is a dish of rice mixed with sea squirt and assorted vegetables.
A restaurant named Baekmanseok, is one homely restaurant in Geoje Island that offers slices of frozen sea squirt on hot rice, which is best eaten with sesame oil and gim (seaweed).