Glossary P

Pla dook is a Thai word for catfish

Pok kak is a Thai word for star anise

Patligan is an Armenian word for Aubergine or eggplant.

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Pork spareribs refers to a variety or kind of dim sum of marinated spareribs cut into bite-size pieces which are either steamed (seejup pai gwut) or glazed and barbequed (siu pai gwut

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Pierre Blot refers to a nineteenth century French chef who traveled to the United States and opened the first French cooking school in New York

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Paklava refers to a very sweet Armenian dessert made of layers of flaky pastry filled with a mixture of ground nuts and sugar.

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