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Rukau refer to young taro leaves in Cook Islands. Rukau is also the name of a dish made of mashed Rukau which is mixed with coconut cream, salt, and chopped onions. Meat or corned beef may also be added. It is one of the Cook Islands traditional dishes.
The Cook Islands are part of Oceania, a group of islands in the South Pacific roughly halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand, lying between American Samoa and Tahiti.
Roosterbrood refers to South African bread made on the grill over an open fire. Brood is the Afrikaans word for "bread".
- Rigó Jancsi (Torta) : Rigó Jancsi refers to Hungarian chocolate sponge-cake filled with light chocolate mousse and coated with chocolate.
Moreover, Rigó Jancsi Torta is defined as a Hungarian cubed shaped chocolate sponge cake with cream filling in the centre and Ganache coating on top. This Hungarian pastry gained ist popularity in the former Austro-Hungarian Empire during the 19th century. It was said that a Hungarian gypsy violinist Rigó Jancsi seduced and married Clara Ward, the Princess de Caraman-Chimay and only daughter of E. B. Ward, American millionaire and the Belgian Prince de Caraman-Chimays wife.
Although, the exact origin and history of Rigó Jancsi cannot be proven, it is believed that Rigó Jancsi created the pastry together with an unknown pastry chef to surprise Clara Ward whose affair with him shocked the aristocratic Parisian society. Rigó Jancsi story was so has touched many Hungarians, hence this cake (Rigó Jancsi Torta) named after him became a celebration of his life.