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Cuisine of East Timor, the Glossary

The cuisine of East Timor consists of regional popular foods such as pork, fish, basil, tamarind, legumes, corn, rice, root vegetables, and tropical fruit.^[1]

38 relations: Arecaceae, Basil, Bibingka, Capsicum, Cash crop, Chorizo, Climate, Coconut, Coffee, Cuisine of East Timor, Curry, Drought, Feijoada, Fish as food, Food security, Fruit preserves, Kidney bean, Legume, Lime (fruit), Mackerel as food, Maize, Malay cuisine, Malnutrition, MDG Achievement Fund, Mentha, Mung bean, Onion, Pastel de nata, Pork, Portuguese cuisine, Portuguese Timor, Pumpkin, Rice, Root vegetable, Tamarind, Tapai, Tomato, Tropical fruit.
Culture of East Timor
East Timorese cuisine
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Arecaceae

The Arecaceae is a family of perennial, flowering plants in the monocot order Arecales.

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Basil

Basil (Ocimum basilicum), also called great basil, is a culinary herb of the family Lamiaceae (mints).

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Bibingka commonly refers to a type of baked rice cake from the Philippines that is traditionally cooked in a terracotta oven lined with banana leaves and is usually eaten for breakfast or as merienda (mid-afternoon snack) especially during the Christmas season. Cuisine of East Timor and Bibingka are East Timorese cuisine.

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Capsicum

Capsicum is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family Solanaceae, native to the Americas, cultivated worldwide for their edible fruit.

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Cash crop

A cash crop, also called profit crop, is an agricultural crop which is grown to sell for profit.

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Chorizo

Chorizo (from Spanish; Portuguese chouriço) is a type of pork sausage originating from the Iberian Peninsula. Cuisine of East Timor and Chorizo are East Timorese cuisine.

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Climate

Climate is the long-term weather pattern in a region, typically averaged over 30 years.

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Coconut

The coconut tree (Cocos nucifera) is a member of the palm tree family (Arecaceae) and the only living species of the genus Cocos.

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Coffee

Coffee is a beverage brewed from roasted coffee beans.

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Cuisine of East Timor

The cuisine of East Timor consists of regional popular foods such as pork, fish, basil, tamarind, legumes, corn, rice, root vegetables, and tropical fruit. Cuisine of East Timor and cuisine of East Timor are culture of East Timor, East Timorese cuisine and Southeast Asian cuisine.

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Curry

Curry is a dish with a sauce or gravy seasoned with spices, mainly associated with South Asian cuisine.

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Drought

A drought is a period of drier-than-normal conditions.

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Feijoada

Feijoada is a stew of beans with beef and pork. Cuisine of East Timor and Feijoada are East Timorese cuisine.

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Fish as food

Many species of fish are caught by humans and consumed as food in virtually all regions around the world.

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Food security

Food security is the state of having reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food.

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Fruit preserves

Fruit preserves are preparations of fruits whose main preserving agent is sugar and sometimes acid, often stored in glass jars and used as a condiment or spread.

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Kidney bean

The kidney bean is a variety of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) named for its resemblance to a human kidney.

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Legume

Legumes are plants in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seeds of such plants.

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Lime (fruit)

A lime is a citrus fruit, which is typically round, green in color, in diameter, and contains acidic juice vesicles.

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Mackerel as food

Mackerel is an important food fish that is consumed worldwide.

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Maize

Maize (Zea mays), also known as corn in North American English, is a tall stout grass that produces cereal grain.

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Malay cuisine

Malay cuisine (Malay: Masakan Melayu; Jawi) is the traditional food of the ethnic Malays of Southeast Asia, residing in modern-day Malaysia, Indonesia (parts of Sumatra and Kalimantan), Singapore, Brunei, Southern Thailand and the Philippines (mostly southern) as well as Cocos Islands, Christmas Island, Sri Lanka and South Africa.

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Malnutrition

Malnutrition occurs when an organism gets too few or too many nutrients, resulting in health problems.

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MDG Achievement Fund

The Millennium Development Goals Achievement Fund (MDG-F) was an international cooperation mechanism committed to eradicating poverty and inequality and to accelerating progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) worldwide.

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Mentha

Mentha (also known as mint, from Greek μίνθα, Linear B mi-ta) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae (mint family).

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Mung bean

The mung bean (Vigna radiata), alternatively known as green gram, mungo bean or mongo bean, is a plant species in the legume family.

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Onion

An onion (Allium cepa L., from Latin cepa meaning "onion"), also known as the bulb onion or common onion, is a vegetable that is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Allium.

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Pastel de nata

Pastel de nata (pastéis de nata)) is a Portuguese egg custard tart pastry, optionally dusted with cinnamon. Outside Portugal, they are particularly popular in other parts of Western Europe, Asia and former Portuguese colonies, such as Brazil, Mozambique, Macau, Goa and East Timor. The Macanese variant has been adopted by KFC and is available in regions such as mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand and Singapore. Cuisine of East Timor and Pastel de nata are East Timorese cuisine.

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Pork

Pork is the culinary name for the meat of the pig (Sus domesticus).

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Portuguese cuisine

The oldest known book on Portuguese cuisine, entitled Livro de Cozinha da Infanta D. Maria de Portugal, from the 16th century, describes many popular dishes of meat, fish, poultry and others.

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Portuguese Timor

Portuguese Timor (Timor Português) was a colonial possession of Portugal that existed between 1702 and 1975.

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Pumpkin

A pumpkin is a cultivated winter squash in the genus Cucurbita.

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Rice

Rice is a cereal grain and in its domesticated form is the staple food of over half of the world's population, particularly in Asia and Africa.

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Root vegetable

Root vegetables are underground plant parts eaten by humans as food.

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Tamarind

Tamarind (Tamarindus indica) is a leguminous tree bearing edible fruit that is indigenous to tropical Africa and naturalized in Asia.

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Tapai

Tapai (also tapay or tape) is a traditional fermented preparation of rice or other starchy foods, and is found throughout much of Southeast Asia, especially in Austronesian cultures, and parts of East Asia. Cuisine of East Timor and tapai are East Timorese cuisine.

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Tomato

The tomato is the edible berry of the plant Solanum lycopersicum, commonly known as the tomato plant.

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Tropical fruit

There are many fruits that typically grow in warm tropical climates or equatorial areas.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuisine_of_East_Timor

Also known as Akar (food), East Timorese cuisine.

Cuisine of East Timor, the Glossary

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See also

Culture of East Timor

East Timorese cuisine

Southeast Asian cuisine

References