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paprika also refers to bell peppers generally. The seasoning is used in many cuisines to add colour and flavour to dishes. According to the Oxford English Dictionary...

with red/black to magenta streaks. It is very popular in Italian and Portuguese cuisine. The American cranberry bean or horticultural bean is quite similar...

'spring onion' and 'scallion'. It is known in French as 'ciboule', and in Portuguese as cebolinha or cozida. Historically, the Welsh onion was known as the...

in Spanish, or cabaça or cuia in Portuguese) with a metal straw (a bombilla in Spanish, bomba or canudo in Portuguese) is an extremely common social practice...

peninsula in 1511. The Portuguese could now trade directly with Siam, China and the Moluccas. The Silk Road complemented the Portuguese sea routes, and brought...

Myanmar: gorakha thee (lit. Gurkha fruit) Norway: chavote Philippines: sayote Portugal: pipinella Réunion Island: chouchou Russian: cajot Slovenia: čajota Thailand:...

patchy Portuguese blockade, and pepper once again flowed through Alexandria and Italy, as well as around Africa. In the 17th century, the Portuguese lost...

Middle Eastern cuisine, nutmeg powder is often used as a spice for savoury dishes. In Arabic, nutmeg is called Jawz at-Tiyb. In European cuisine, nutmeg and...

of plantains to the United States is Colombia. It is assumed that the Portuguese Franciscan friars were responsible for the introduction of plantains to...

Indonesia: beligo Kannada: boodagumbala Malay: kundur Malayalam: kumbalanga Portuguese: abóbora d’água, comalenge Tagalog: upo Telugu Language (Andhra Pradesh):...

to the horse chestnut. D. zibethinus was introduced into Ceylon by the Portuguese in the 16th century and was reintroduced many times later. It has been...

and jelly and a refreshing drink. The fruit is a favourite in Sicilian cuisine, where it is called ficurinnia. Opuntia littoralis has been introduced to...

already used by Arabs for medicinal purpose. Cubeb was introduced to Arabic cuisine around 10th century. The Travels of Marco Polo, written in late 13th century...

Palmaria found on the coast of Atlantic Europe. It is to be found from Portugal to the Baltic coasts also on the coasts of Iceland and the Faeröes (Faroes)...

Indian, South Asian, Latin American, Chinese, African and Southeast Asian cuisine. The leaves are variously referred to as coriander leaves, cilantro (in...

Indian, South Asian, Latin American, Chinese, African and Southeast Asian cuisine. The leaves are variously referred to as coriander leaves, cilantro (in...

Indian, South Asian, Latin American, Chinese, African and Southeast Asian cuisine. The leaves are variously referred to as coriander leaves, cilantro (in...

the Spanish conquest, and its cultivation was continued by the colonial Portuguese and Spanish. Forms of the modern domesticated species can be found growing...

Mediterranean-style cuisines, from the simple and traditional to the most sophisticated and complex. Wine is important in cuisine not just for its value...

palm fruit. High in saturated fats. Popular in West African and Brazilian cuisine. Rosehip seed oil, used primarily in skin care products, particularly for...