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Poora Haah refers to a delicious roasted duck from the Northeast Indian cuisine. Poora Haah which simply means Roasted Duck is a special dish of the people of North East India. The whole duck is cleaned, rubbed with spices and roasted. It is usually eaten or served with boiled rice and roasted potatoes.

Deutsch: Schweinefleisch
Pork is the culinary name for the meat of a domestic pig (Sus scrofa domesticus). It is the most commonly consumed meat worldwide.

Patis is a Filipino word for liquid fish sauce.

Paksiw is a filipino term for dish cooked in vinegar and garlic.

So Paksiw is a Filipino cooking method where meat or seafood is simmered in vinegar, garlic, peppercorns, and other spices. The dish is known for its tangy, savory flavor and is often served with rice.

Deutsch: Granatapfel / Indian: Maadhala naarnga/ Urumampazham

Pomegranate has historically been a symbol of fertility, marriage, abundance as well as righteousness.

The pomegranate is a fruit-bearing deciduous shrub or small tree growing between 5 - 8 meters (16 - 26 ft) tall. The pomegranate is widely considered to have originated in the vicinity of Iran and has been cultivated since ancient times.Today, it is widely cultivated throughout the Mediterranean region of southern Europe, the Middle East and Caucasus region, northern Africa and tropical Africa, the Indian subcontinent, Central Asia and the drier parts of southeast Asia.

Deutsch: Erbse / Indian: Pattani, Pattani Kadala
The pea is most commonly the small spherical seed or the seed-pod of the pod fruit Pisum sativum. Each pod contains several peas. Peapods are botanically a fruit, since they contain seeds developed from the ovary of a (pea) flower. However, peas are considered to be a vegetable in cooking. The name is also used to describe other edible seeds from the Fabaceae such as the pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan), the cowpea (Vigna unguiculata), and the seeds from several species of Lathyrus. P. sativum is an annual plant, with a life cycle of one year. It is a cool season crop grown in many parts of the world; planting can take place from winter to early summer depending on location.

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