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Zuwaigani is the Japanese word for "Snow Crabs". It is the e male specie of the snow crab and is known as the "king of the winter delicacies" which is popular for their fresh and juicy meat.
The female specie of snow crab, on the other hand is called Kobakogani. The female species are smaller than the male species but have a strong and lingering flavor.
Snow crab roe (eggs) is also delicious and the can be made into a pleasantly-tasting and flavorful soup
Noto Peninsula's offshore is the top habitat of these crabs in Japan.Snow crabs is one of the foods from Ishikawa Prefecture
zwieback is a German term which means "twice baked." They are dry toasted bread slices, long popular in Germany for their digestibility and often served to young children.
Zwiebelgemüse is a German word for bulb vegetables, which include shallots, garlic, leeks and chives,
Zwiebelkuchen is the German word which literallly means "onion cake" . It is actually a savory cake made of sauteed onions, cream, eggs and bacon on a rich yeast dough crust. It is a kind of savory Blechkuchen. Zwiebelkuchen is very popular in Germany's wine regions during Autumn.
It is also popular in other German, speaking countries like Austria and Switzerland and even in a region in France near the border of Germany. In Bern, Switzerland, it is called Zibelechueche, while it is called Zwiebelwähe (Zwiebelwaehe) (onion tart) in Basel , Switzerland.
Zwiebelkuchen is also known in English as Onion Cake, Onion Tart, Onion Pie or Onion Quiche