Glossary W

Warung is an open-air eatery with a bench for seating.

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waschen is a German term which means "to clean" salad vegetables

Wasserdampf is a German word for steam or water vapor. Water Vapor refers gaseous water. At a temperature of over 100° C water becomes gaseous and rises as steam.

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Wasserkocher is a German word for kettle

Deutsch: Lebensmittelabfall / Español: Desperdicio de alimentos / Português: Desperdício alimentar / Français: Gaspillage alimentaire / Italiano: Spreco alimentare

Waste in the food context refers to any edible or inedible part of food that is discarded, lost, or uneaten throughout the food supply chain—from agricultural production and food processing to retail, restaurants, and household consumption. While not all food waste is edible, a significant portion consists of perfectly usable ingredients that are simply overlooked, poorly stored, or unnecessarily discarded.

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Wat refers to the stews cooked in every home in Ethiopia.

Deutsch: Wasser / Español: Agua / Português: Água / Français: Eau / Italiano: Acqua /

"water" refers to the clear, odorless, and tasteless liquid that is essential to life and used in a variety of culinary applications.

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Water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis) grows in many parts of India, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Northern Australia and Polynesia.

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Waterblommetjiebredie refers to a unique South African dish which is a stew made with Waterblommetjies or Water Lillies, Sorrel and mutton. These water lillies are found in the southern part of the Cape province from about the months of May to November.

Waterblommetjiebredie is said to have a combined salty, savory and slightly sour taste brought about by mixing the water lillies, mutton and Sorrel in one dish.

Waterblommetjie refers to a waxy flower that grows in water, and an endemic waterflowers that grow wild in seasonal wetlands in winter in the Cape which cooked as stew and is eaten as Waterblommetjiebredie.