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Otak means Offal, specifically the brain of animals which is use for food.
In the Philippines, Utak ng Baboy (Pork's Brain) is often made into an egg omelette. I have not tried eating "utak" yet, I think this is one healthy food as the old Filipinos said which I will never try to eat. But my eldest sister said it is very delicious and in earlier times when my mother cooks "utak", she is the first on the table. She likes to try everything exotic, from Balut, Utak, Oyster.
Otka refers to one of the specialties of Somalia which is dried meat, preferably camel meat which is fried in butter and spices. Otka is very similar to Jerky.
Most of the food of the Somalis is Halal since the majority of them are Muslims. Camel is popular in the country as a source of meat and milk. They believe that camel's milk is more nutritious than cow or goat milk.
Somalia is one of the country's in Africa which is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Aden, to the south and west by Kenya, to the west by Ethiopia and to the northwest by Djibouti. Indian Ocean lies in the east.
Otoshibuta refers to; a lid that is placed directly on ingriedents inside of the pot. With Otoshibuta, heat is allowed to circulate well and soup to evenly absorb. It effectively cooks ingriedents with little liquid.
Moreover, Otoshibuta is a Japanese wooden drop -lid that fits just inside the sides of a straight-sided pot. The Otoshibuta keeps simmered items submerged in liquid while cooking and prevents delicate items from breaking up due to moving around the pot.
Ou is the Romanian term for "Egg".