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Lo Mai Gai
Lo mai gai (), literally "glutinous rice chicken", is a classic dim sum dish served during yum cha.Hsiung, Deh-Ta. Simonds, Nina. Lowe, Jason. 005(2005). The food of China: a journey for food lovers. Bay Books. . p27. The portion size of ''lo mai gai'' is generally quite large, so there is a smaller variant created known as ''jan ju gai'' (). Description Lo mai gai is mostly a southern Chinese food. It contains glutinous rice filled with chicken, Chinese mushrooms, Chinese sausage, scallions, and sometimes dried shrimp or salted egg. The ball of rice is then wrapped in a dried lotus leaf and steamed. In North America, banana or grape leaves may be used instead. Gallery Image:Lo mai gai takeaway style.jpg, The takeaway style of lo mai gai (usually served in a small bowl) File:Machangjf.JPG, Machang (zongzi or ma-chang 肉粽, a variant of lo mai gai shaped in a triangular pattern See also *Bánh chưng * Bánh tét * Bánh tẻ * Chinese sticky rice *Corunda *Hallaca *Pamon ...
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Guangdong
Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020) across a total area of about , Guangdong is the most populous province of China and the 15th-largest by area as well as the second-most populous country subdivision in the world (after Uttar Pradesh in India). Its economy is larger than that of any other province in the nation and the fifth largest sub-national economy in the world with a GDP (nominal) of 1.95 trillion USD (12.4 trillion CNY) in 2021. The Pearl River Delta Economic Zone, a Chinese megalopolis, is a core for high technology, manufacturing and foreign trade. Located in this zone are two of the four top Chinese cities and the top two Chinese prefecture-level cities by GDP; Guangzhou, the capital of the province, and Shenzhen, the first special economic zone in the count ...
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Grape Leaves
Grape leaves, the leaves of the grapevine plant, are used in the cuisines of a number of cultures. They may be obtained fresh, or preserved in jars or cans. The leaves are commonly rolled or stuffed with mixtures of meat and rice to produce dolma, found widely in the Mediterranean, Balkans, and Middle East. They may also be used in various other recipes and dishes. When cut into smaller pieces they are used as a savory addition to soups that include greens and cabbage.John Thorne. Simple Cooking'. Farrar, Straus and Giroux; 16 November 1996. . p. 183–. Nutrition Canned grape leaves (cooked, salted) are 76% water, 12% carbohydrates, 4% protein, and 2% fat. In a reference amount of , the leaves supply 69 calories and are a rich source (20% or more of the Daily Value, DV) of sodium (119% DV), vitamin A (105% DV), copper (95% DV), pantothenic acid (43% DV), and several other B vitamins and dietary minerals. Gallery File:Grape leaves sold in jars.png, Preserved grape leaves ...
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Cantonese Words And Phrases
Cantonese ( zh, t=廣東話, s=广东话, first=t, cy=Gwóngdūng wá) is a language within the Chinese (Sinitic) branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages originating from the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton) and its surrounding area in Southeastern China. It is the traditional prestige variety of the Yue Chinese dialect group, which has over 80 million native speakers. While the term ''Cantonese'' specifically refers to the prestige variety, it is often used to refer to the entire Yue subgroup of Chinese, including related but largely mutually unintelligible languages and dialects such as Taishanese. Cantonese is viewed as a vital and inseparable part of the cultural identity for its native speakers across large swaths of Southeastern China, Hong Kong and Macau, as well as in overseas communities. In mainland China, it is the ''lingua franca'' of the province of Guangdong (being the majority language of the Pearl River Delta) and neighbouring areas such as Guangx ...
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Cantonese Cuisine
Cantonese or Guangdong cuisine, also known as Yue cuisine ( or ) is the cuisine of Guangdong province of China, particularly the provincial capital Guangzhou, and the surrounding regions in the Pearl River Delta including Hong Kong and Macau.Hsiung, Deh-Ta. Simonds, Nina. Lowe, Jason. 005(2005). The food of China: a journey for food lovers. Bay Books. . p17. Strictly speaking, Cantonese cuisine is the cuisine of Guangzhou or of Cantonese speakers, but it often includes the cooking styles of all the speakers of Yue Chinese languages in Guangdong. Scholars categorize Guangdong cuisine into three major groups based on the region's dialect: Cantonese, Hakka and Chaozhou cuisines. The Teochew cuisine and Hakka cuisine of Guangdong are considered their own styles, as is neighboring Guangxi's cuisine despite eastern Guangxi being considered culturally Cantonese due to the presence of ethnic Zhuang influences in the rest of the province. Cantonese cuisine is one of the Eight Cu ...
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Tamale
A tamale, in Spanish tamal, is a traditional Mesoamerican dish made of masa, a dough made from nixtamalized corn, which is steamed in a corn husk or banana leaf. The wrapping can either be discarded prior to eating or used as a plate. Tamales can be filled with meats, cheeses, fruits, vegetables, herbs, chilies, or any preparation according to taste, and both the filling and the cooking liquid may be seasoned. ''Tamale'' is an anglicized version of the Spanish word (plural: ). comes from the Nahuatl . The English "tamale" is a back-formation of , with English speakers interpreting the ''-e-'' as part of the stem, rather than part of the plural suffix ''-es''. Origin Tamales originated in Mesoamerica as early as 8000 to 5000 BC. The preparation of tamales is likely to have spread from the indigenous cultures in Guatemala and Mexico to the rest of Latin America. According to archaeologists Karl Taube, William Saturno, and David Stuart, tamales may date from around ...
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Suman (food)
Suman or budbud is a rice cake originating in the Philippines. It is made from glutinous rice cooked in coconut milk, often wrapped in banana leaves, coconut leaves, or ''buli'' or ''buri'' palm (''Corypha'') leaves for steaming. It is usually eaten sprinkled with sugar or laden with latik. A widespread variant of ''suman'' uses cassava instead of glutinous rice. Varieties There are numerous varieties of suman, with almost every town or locality having its speciality. Some are described below: *''Binuo'' (or ''Suman sa Binuo'') – A rare variety of suman, the glutinous rice is soaked, milled, mixed with coconut milk and sugar, wrapped in the leaves of the Tagbak plant, and steamed. The leaves give this variety of suman a uniquely balmy, minty flavor, and the suman itself is chewier than the whole-rice varieties. *''Kurukod'' or ''kurukud'' - A type of cassava suman with a filling of sweetened grated coconut (''bukayo''). *''Suman sa Ibus'' (or simply ''Ibus'') – A ubiquito ...
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Pasteles
''Pasteles'' (; singular ''pastel''), also pastelles in the English-speaking Caribbean, are a traditional dish in several Latin American and Caribbean countries. In Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Caribbean coast of Colombia, the dish looks like a tamal. In Hawaii, they are called ''pateles'' in a phonetic rendering of the Puerto Rican pronunciation of ''pasteles'', as discussed below. Puerto Rican pasteles Related to alcapurria, tamales, hallacas, and guanimes, pasteles were originally made by the indigenous people of Boriquen (Puerto Rico). Tainos made masa from cassava, yautía and squash. The masa was then filled with beans, fruit, chilies, corn, nuts, meat, fish and wrapped in corn husk. Pasteles can be traced back several centuries to Spanish colonial times, before they became an essential Puerto Rican Christmas dish. In ''Eating Puerto Rico: A History of Food, Culture, and Identity'', Ortíz Cuadra explains that the ...
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Pamonha
Pamonha () is a traditional Brazilian food. It is a boiled paste made from sweet corn whisked in coconut milk, typically served wrapped in corn husks. See also * Bollos (Panamanian cuisine) *Chimaki, from Japan *Humita *List of Brazilian dishes *Tamales, a similar dish made from a type of dry corn flour *Zongzi, from China *Koba akondro References External links * Pamonha Pamonha () is a traditional Brazilian food. It is a boiled paste made from sweet corn whisked in coconut milk, typically served wrapped in corn husks. See also * Bollos (Panamanian cuisine) *Chimaki, from Japan * Humita *List of Brazilian dishe ... in the Portuguese Wikipedia * * {{Dumplings Dumplings Brazilian desserts ...
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Hallaca
Hallaca (, ; alt. spelling, ''hayaca'' and ''ayaca'') is a traditional dish from Venezuela that looks like a Tamale, tamal, though different in flavour, texture, ingredients and cultural significance. It consists of corn dough stuffed with a stew of beef, pork, or Chicken (food), chicken and other ingredients such as raisins, capers, and olives, fresh onion rings, red and green bell pepper slices. There are vegetarian hallacas, made with black beans or tofu. Hallacas are folded in Plantain (cooking)#Plantain leaves, plantain leaves, tied with strings, and boiled. The dish is traditionally served during the Christmas season and has several regional variants. It has been described as a national dish of Venezuela. Some speculate it originated from the Orinoquia. Characteristic of the hallaca is the delicate corn dough made with consommé or broth, and lard colored with annatto. Hallacas are also commonly eaten in eastern Cuba, Trinidad where it is called Pasteles, pastelle, and part ...
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Corunda
Corunda is a Mexican type of tamale, but wrapped in a long corn or reed plant leaf, and folded, making a triangular shape or spherical shape. They are typically steamed until golden and eaten with sour cream (Mexican crema)and red salsa. Unlike typical tamales, they do not always have a filling. They are usually made using corn masa, salt, lard, and water. Some corundas are filled with salsa on the inside. They are commonly sold by the dozen. It is a common food in the state of Michoacán. Known since pre-Hispanic times, it is also part of the gastronomy of some neighboring states such as Guanajuato, Jalisco, Guerrero, Colima, Estado de México and Querétaro. The best known are those of manteca, wrapped in leaves from the stalk of the fresh corn plant, not in corn husks, and those of ceniza, wrapped in reed leaves. See also * List of Mexican dishes * List of steamed foods This is a list of steamed foods and dishes that are typically or commonly prepared by the cooking metho ...
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Chinese Sticky Rice
Chinese sticky rice ( or ) is Chinese rice dish commonly made from glutinous rice and can include soy sauce, oyster sauce, scallions, cilantro and other ingredients. The dish is commonly served in dim sum. See also *Lo mai gai *Zongzi ''Zongzi'' (; ), ''rouzong'' () or simply ''zong'' (Cantonese Jyutping: ''zung2'') is a traditional Chinese rice dish made of glutinous rice stuffed with different fillings and wrapped in bamboo leaves (generally of the species ''Indocalamus t ... References {{Rice dishes Rice dishes Chinese cuisine ...
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Bánh Tẻ
''Bánh tẻ'' (literally "rice cakes" in Vietnamese; also called ''bánh răng bừa'') is a variety of small steamed rice cake in Vietnamese cuisine. It is a traditional variety of ''bánh'' from the Red River Delta region of northern Vietnam. ''Bánh tẻ'' are made of rice flour, wrapped with Lá dong leaves into a long, thin cylindrical shape, and boiled thoroughly. ''Bánh tẻ'' is considered one of the most typical dishes of Hà Tây Province, located near Hanoi, although it may also be found in other parts of the country. The flavors and ingredients of ''bánh tẻ'' vary from region to region. Ingredients ''Bánh tẻ'' are made of plain (non-glutinous) white rice (called ''gạo tẻ'' in Vietnamese), minced pork shoulder, Judas's ear fungus (''Auricularia auricula-judae''), onion, salt, pepper. Some variants of ''bánh tẻ'' include peanuts and chopped shiitake mushrooms. Making In order to make ''bánh tẻ'', rice is first soaked in water until it is soft enoug ...
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