Glossary T

The food glossary +++ Popular Articles: 'Tinabal', 'The Glorious Food Glossary', 'Tinumok'
Túros Csusza Tepertó Nélkul refers to a Hungarian type of noodle with cottage cheese. Túros Csusza Tepertó Nélkul is one of the vegetarian dishes from Hungary.

Tea Brack refers to an Irish bread which is made without yeast or barm, but made with dried fruit, flour and soak in Irsih tea and sometimes whiskey and spices. The trick to making a Tea Brack is soaking the fruit over night in the tea. While this makes the dried fruit softer and more appealing in general, one must be careful when mixing the dough not to over knead or the rehydrated fruit will break up and speckle the cake. Tea Brack is also known as Barm Brack or Bambrack.

Tortarya refers to a kind of baked specialty from the Philippines, particulary from Sariaya, Quezon which is sweet, with saucer-like shape and laden with coconut.

Twaalfuurtje means " 12 o'clock bread-lunch" which is another name for "Koffietafel", particularly in Ruteck's Restaurant in Amsterdam. Twaalfuurtje consist of three (3) pieces of bread, a roll, ham, roast beef, cheese, a currant leaf, a "small portion of Italian salad, and a choice of coffee, tea or milk. Brabantse Koffietafel is a variety of Koffietafel which includes three (3) pieces of bread, a roll, ham, roast beef, cheese, a currant leaf, a "small portion of Italian salad with the addition of egg, an extra slice of bread, fruit for dessert, and a second glass of coffee or milk.

Takokak is the Indonesian word for "eggplant" or "aubegine", a kind of vegetable used all over in all types of cuisine all over the world. A very reliable vegetable made into a lot of delicious dishes. Takokak is used a lot in the Philippines, or all of Asian nations, and in Germany, they are now getting popular and was probably introduced by so many Turkish and Persias who live in Germany. My German husband never likes Eggplant, but when we eat in our favorite Persian restaurant, he always orders Eggplant stuffed with Hackfleisch (ground meat) with sauce. I grew up eating eggplant, one of the cheapest vegetables found in the Philippines.

Tales is Indonesian word for "Taro" which is also commonly known as Elephant ear or Dasheen. There are a variety of recipes using parts of the Taro plant, from the leaves to the fruit. The corm can be baked, boiled or roasted. Taro flour, bread and chips are the other commercial products made from taro. There are many Filipino dishes which uses taro as the main ingredient, like Laing.

Related Articles

Bengali Kasundi (Chile Mustard Relish) ■■■■■■■
Bengali Kasundi (Chile Mustard Relish) : Bengali Kasundi also known as Chile Mustard Relish is the famous . . . Read More
Kaarappoosa ■■■■■■
Kaarappoosa refers to a kind of lentil snack made from a mixture of different flours (Urad Dhal, rice . . . Read More
Rasam ■■■■■■
Rasam refers to the sour, spicy and tangy clear/thin soup from Kerala, India using basic ingredients, . . . Read More
Escabeche ■■■■■■
Escabeche refers to a clear, tangy onion soup with large pieces of chicken. It is one of the traditional . . . Read More
Patates Braves ■■■■■
Patates Braves refers to deep-fried potato chunks served with a spicy sauce, a hot mustard, tomato and . . . Read More
Parippu curry ■■■■■
Parippu curry refers to a delicious Keralite dish. A Parippu curry is mainly prepared from lentil or . . . Read More
Uppu Manga / Uppumanga ■■■■■
Uppu Manga / Uppumanga: Uppu Manga also spelled Uppumanga refers to whole or slices of tender raw green . . . Read More
Piccalilli ■■■■■
Piccalilli refers to a pickle or relish which consists chopped vegetables, usually cauliflower mixed . . . Read More
Gomasio / Gomashio ■■■■■
Gomasio / Gomashio: Gomasio refers to a table condiment or a spice blend that originated in Japan which . . . Read More
Phrik Kap Klua ■■■■■
Phrik Kap Klua refers to one of Thailand's dips which is made from a mixture of sugar, salt and crushed . . . Read More