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Umeboshi are pickled ume fruits common in Japan. The word "umeboshi" is often translated into English as "Japanese salt plums," "salt plums" or "pickled plums. "Ume (Prunus mume) is a species of fruit-bearing tree in the genus Prunus, which is often called a plum but is actually more closely related to the apricot. Umeboshi are a popular kind of tsukemono (pickles) an...
Vegemite is a dark brown Australian food paste made from yeast extract. It is a spread for sandwiches, toast, crumpets and cracker biscuits, and filling for pastries. It is similar to British, New Zealand, and South African Marmite, Australian Promite, Swiss Cenovis, and German Hefeextrakt.
Vegemite is made from used brewers' yeast extract, a by-product of beer manufa...
Vetkoek (pronounced FET-cook and sometimes known as 'fat cook') is a traditional Afrikaner pastry. It is dough deep-fried in cooking oil and either filled with cooked mince (ground beef) or spread with syrup, honey, or jam. It is thought to have its origins from the Dutch oliebollen, which go back to the time of the migration period. It is similar in taste to Mexican ...
Vindaloo is an Indian curry dish popular in the region of Goa. The cuisine of the Mumbai-based East-Indians also includes a variation of the dish. However, it is known globally in its Anglo-Indian form as a staple of curry house menus, often regarded as a fiery spicy dish, though it is not necessarily the hottest dish available.
Restaurants often serve this dish with ...
Virgin boy eggs or tong zi dan are a traditional delicacy of Dongyang, China made by cooking eggs in urine collected from young boys. Every year in early spring time, the urine of prepubertal school boys preferably under 10 years is collected and boiled with eggs and sold for 1.50 yuan, around twice the price of a regular boiled egg. Dongyang residents believe "the eg...
Voodoo Doughnut is an independent doughnut shop based in Portland, Oregon, U.S.A. The original location, opened in 2003, is at 22 SW 3rd Avenue, "just south of the Burnside Bridge", around the corner from Dan and Louis Oyster Bar, and next door to The Paris Theater, a historic adult movie house.
Voodoo Doughnut is known for its unusual doughnuts, the eclectic decor of...
A blaa /blɑː/, or Waterford Blaa, is a doughy, white bread bun (roll) speciality; particularly associated with Waterford, Ireland. It is currently made in Waterford and County Kilkenny and was historically made in Wexford.
Blaas are sold in two varieties: "soft" and "crusty". Soft blaas are slightly sweet, malt flavour, light but firm in texture and melt in the mouth....
Waterzooi is a Belgian dish of stew, originating in Flanders. Its name derives from the Dutch term "zooien" meaning "to boil". It is sometimes calledGentse Waterzooiwhich refers to the Belgian town of Ghent where it originated. The original dish is often made of fish, either freshwater or sea, (known asViszooitje), though today chicken waterzooi (Kippenwaterzooi) is m...
Whataburger is a privately held, American regional fast food restaurant chain, based in San Antonio, Texas, that specializes in hamburgers. The company, founded by Harmon Dobson and Paul Burton, opened its first restaurant in Corpus Christi, Texas, in 1950. The chain is owned and operated by the Dobson family, along with 25 franchisers. As of September 2012[update], t...
Whitebait is a collective term for the immature fry of fish, typically between 25 and 50 millimetres long. Such young fish often travel together in schools along the coast, and move into estuaries and sometimes up rivers where they can be easily caught with fine meshed fishing nets. Whitebaiting is the activity of catching whitebait.
Whitebait are tender and edible, a...
This famous dish originated from Guangdong, and become well-loved by Hong Kong people. A whole chicken is flavored and put into the oven for about 20 minutes until the chicken’s skin turns brown.
What makes it so unique is that garlic pieces are added andit looks like wind-blown sand. The chicken is roasted and crispy on the outside and very smooth and tender i...
A wonton (also spelled wantan, or wuntun in transliteration from Cantonese; Mandarin:húntun) is a type of Chinese dumpling commonly found across regional styles of Chinese cuisine.
Yang Xiong from the western Han Dynasty mentioned: "bing Wei Zhi tun", which means wonton is a kind of "bing" (a kind of bread in China). The difference is that Wonton has fillings i...
Xiaolongbaois a type of Chinese steamed bun (baozi) from the Jiangnan region, especially associated with Shanghai and Wuxi. In Shanghainese, they are known assiaulon moedeuorxiaolong-style mantous as Wu Chinese speaking peoples use the traditional definition of "mantou" which refers to both filled and unfilled buns. It is traditionally prepared inXiaolong, which is a ...
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