Glossary P

Plum refers to a round, juicy stone fruit. Several varieties include: Greengage; Mirabelle; Bullace; Japanese; Victoria. It can be eaten as is, in salads and desserts/sweets when raw. It can be made into mousse, jam, jelly marmalade and compott and sauce. It can also be made as an ingredient for Plum cakes, lastly it can be made into a juice. Plum is called Pflaume (German); Prune (France); Ciruela (Spain) and Prugna or Susina (Italy) Latin Name: prunus domestica ssp. Insititia

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Po Boy refers to the Cajun version of a Hero sandwich made on French bread stacked with meat, cheese and condiments.

Po cai mian refers to Chinese noodles flavored with spinach,

Poached is a cooking term for foods cooked by gently simmering in liquid at or just below boiling.

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Poblano refers to a a long, fresh, green chili pepper with a medium hot flavor.

Poeler is a French culinary term that means to cook food with a touch of fat in a closed pot.