Glossary Y

Yaguar Locro refers to an Ecuadorian potato soup made with sprinklings of cow blood.

Yahata-maki refers to Anago roll, a Japanese food. The fish is rolled around pieces of goboo burdock. Fresh burdock from the area of Iwashimizu Hachimangu. It is one of the specialties of Yahata town, Kyoto, thus the name Yahata maki. This kind of food preparation dates back to the area of the warring states and maybe invented by the merchant Yodoya Joan

Yak-hwe is a Korean dish of raw beef plated with lettuce.

Yakbap refers to one of the rice dishes from Korea. It is made of glutinous rice mixed with various ingredients to gove it flavor, like honey, dates, chestnuts. It is then steamed in an eartherware steamer. Yakbap is one of Korea's traditional foods.

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Yakgwa refers to a Korean traditional snack which is a soft cookie made from wheat flour dough mixed with honey, rice wine, and sesame oil. The dough is flower-patterned and fried, and then marinated in honey before serving.

Yakhni is a stock made of meat or poultry, in Indian cooking.

Yakhni also refers to a cream colored preparation made with curd as a base. The Essence of the Yakhni Pulao, one of the Indian dishes, is in the perfect Balance of Yakhni added to the aromatic Basmati rice.

Yakhni Pulao refers to a Kashmiri specialty and a royal dish from the kitchens of the Maharajas. Yakhni Pulao is a combination of rice and mutton made tender in a Yakhni.

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Yakhni Pulao refers to a Kashmiri specialty and a royal dish from the kitchens of the Maharajas. Yakhni Pulao is a combination of rice and mutton made tender in a Yakhni, a cream colored preparation made with curd as a base. The Essence of Yakhni Pulao lies in the perfect Balance of Yakhni added to the aromatic Basmati rice.

Maharaj or Maharaja (Maha: great; Raja: king) is a Sanskrit term, literally meaning ‘Great King’. The title is used as a prefix in the names of kings, profound religious leaders and used often in honouring celebrities. Maharaj is also used ironically or colloquially with friends.

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Yaki is a Japanese term that means "to grill" or "to broil."

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Yaki-Onigiri is the Japanese for grilled rice balls. Onigiri are rice balls made of cooked rice and usually wrapped with a nori seaweed Yaki-Onigiri is also spelled Yaki Onigiri.

Yakidofu refers to the Japanese term for firm tofu which is lightly browned on both sides by broiling. A popular New Years dish in Japan is nishime, yakidofu cooked sweet in soy sauce

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