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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.

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Takoyaki refers to one of the popular street snacks from Japan that originated in Osaka. It is made of puffy creamy doughy balls with a piece of octopus inside served with a sauce. It is best when eaten piping hot. Frozen Takayoki is also available, but not comparable in taste from freshly made Takoyaki

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Takuan is the Japanese for "Pickled Radish". Radish which is called Daikon in Japanese is turning yellow after being pickled.

Takuri is the Filipino word for "tea kettle" which is mostly used not for preparing tea, but for boiling water. Filipinos are traditionally not tea lovers.

Talaba is a Filipino word for oyster

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Talakitok is the Filipino word for big-eye trevally fish; cavalla fish. The Filipinos use the word Talakitok to refer to various fishes having the following scientific names: * Alectis ciliaris * Alectis indicus * Alepes djedaba * Alepes kleinii * Alepes melanoptera * Alepes vari * Atropus atropos * Carangoides armatus * Carangoides bajad * Carangoides chrysophrys * Carangoides coeruleopinnatus * Carangoides equula * Carangoides ferdau * Carangoides fulvoguttatus * Carangoides hedlandensis * Carangoides malabaricus * Carangoides oblongus * Carangoides orthogrammus * Carangoides plagiotaenia * Carangoides talamparoides * Caranx ignobilis * Caranx lugubris * Caranx melampygus * Caranx papuensis * Caranx sexfasciatus * Caranx tille * Gnathanodon speciosus * Naucrates ductor * Pseudocaranx dentex * Seriola dumerili * Seriola rivoliana * Trachinotus baillonii * Trachinotus blochii * Ulua mentalis * Uraspis helvola * Uraspis uraspis Talakitok which is a salt water fish is usually grilled, fried or steamed. It may also be used as the main ingredient in such Filipino dishes like Sinigang (sour stew/soup) and Escabeche. Talakitok is sometimes dried and salted as well. Talakitok that is harvested from the lake surrounding Taal volcano is known as Maliputo. It is said that its flesh is flavored by the sulfur in the lava rocks. Another Tagalog name for the six-banded trevally Caranx sexfasciatus is Pinkit. In Thailand, Talakitok is called Pla Seekun.

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Talangka a very small variety of crabs found in the Philippines. Its common English name is Asian shore crab and Scientific name is Hemigrapsus sanguineus.

They are fried on its own (Halabos) and its roe or eggs are used to make a Filipino delicacy called "Taba ng Talangka" (taba means fat) which are actually the roe or eggs from the female tiny crabs. These tiny crabs are also fermented to make Burong Talangka which is made into a side dish which is especially good when paired with fried meats and fish.

Talbos is the Filipino generic name for "young tips of edible leaves", such as Talbos ng Kamote young leaves of sweet potato), Talbos ng Ampalaya (young leaves of bitter gourd), Kangkong (leaves of swamp cabbage), Talbos ng Sayote. Most of these young edible tips are used in making salads.

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English: Sweet Potato Tops / Deutsch: Süßkartoffel-Blätter / Español: Hojas de Camote / Português: Folhas de Batata-Doce / Français: Feuilles de Patate Douce / Italiano: Foglie di Patata Dolce /

Talbos ng Kamote is a Filipino word that means leaves of sweet potato. Talbos ng Kamote also means young leaves/shoots or the edible tips of the sweet potato plant.

Talbos is literally translated to edible tips and young leaves or shoots.

Talbos or Dahon ng Kamote is used in the Philippines for preparing vegetable dishes (Talbos ng Kamote Salad) and soups (Sinigang). Nowadays, the leaves are boiled/blanched and the juice is squeezed to make a very nutritious and healthy juice.

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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.

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