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Deutsch: Knolle / Español: Tubérculo / Português: Tubérculo / Français: Tubercule / Italiano: Tubero

Tuber is a thickened underground part of a stem or root of a plant, serving as a storage organ for nutrients. Tubers are significant in agriculture and culinary practices for their high nutritional content and versatility in cooking.

Deutsch: Türkei / Español: Turquía / Português: Turquia / Français: Turquie / Italiano: Turchia

Turkey in the context of food refers to the traditional cuisine of Turkey, a country that straddles Eastern Europe and Western Asia. Turkish cuisine is a rich fusion of Central Asian, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, Eastern European, and Balkan culinary traditions, resulting in a diverse array of flavors, ingredients, and cooking techniques. It is known for its use of fresh vegetables, meats, grains, and an abundance of spices and herbs.

Deutsch: Belag / Español: Cobertura / Português: Cobertura / Français: Garniture / Italiano: Copertura

Topping is any ingredient or combination of ingredients that is added to the surface of a dish to enhance its flavor, texture, or visual appeal. Toppings can be savory or sweet and are used in a wide variety of foods, from pizzas and salads to desserts and beverages.

Deutsch: Türkisch / Español: Turco / Português: Turco / Français: Turc / Italiano: Turco

Turkish in the food context refers to the culinary traditions and dishes originating from Turkey, characterized by its diverse and profoundly flavorful palette that integrates Central Asian, Middle Eastern, Eastern European, and Balkan influences. Turkish cuisine is known for its rich use of spices, meats, vegetables, legumes, bread, and pastries.

Deutsch: Tinola / Español: Tinola / Português: Tinola / Français: Tinola / Italiano: Tinola

Tinola is a traditional Filipino soup that is both nourishing and flavorful, primarily made with chicken, green papaya, and chili pepper leaves or malunggay (moringa) leaves. It is a staple dish in Philippine cuisine, known for its soothing broth flavored with ginger, onions, and fish sauce.

Traditionally, it is made from chicken meat, a vegetable like green papaya or chayote, and a dark leafy vegetable like the leaves of the pepper plant (Dahon ng Sili) or malunggay, ginger and onion. However, since the Philippines is composed of many regions, there are several varities of Tinola made of other kinds of meat and vegetables

Other vegetables added to the Tinola are: Upo as a substitute for papaya and spinach as a substitute for the leaves of the pepper plant,

Deutsch: T-Bone / Español: T-Bone / Português: T-Bone / Français: T-Bone / Italiano: T-Bone

T-Bone is a popular cut of steak that includes a T-shaped bone with meat on both sides. It is derived from the short loin section of the beef cattle and features two different textures and flavors of meat: the tenderloin and the strip.

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