WAIE (whatamieating.com)
This is the searchable online international food dictionary with 61,500 terms in 302 languages plus 12,690 plurals.
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The database behind this site was the loving creation of Suzy Oakes, who sadly passed away on 31st July 2011. She will be greatly missed.
A cookbook, featuring Suzy's favourite recipies is now available. People who are interested should contact Mun Flint on mkf1000@medschl.cam.ac.uk. Currently, the cost is £12.50 plus postage and packing. All proceeds go to the Suzy Oakes Trust for Mill Road.
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Language: Bengali
Description: Poppy seeds. Poppy seeds are the seed of the opium poppy. They are improved by roasting and are used for thickening curries instead of cornflours or other starches.
| Blue poppy seeds, with many thanks to Arjuna on Mill Road in Cambridge |
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Latin: Papaver somniferum
Ethnicity: Indian Subcontinent
Most frequent country: Bangladesh, India
Most frequent region: West Bengal
Better known as: khus khus
Also known as: abhini, afing gach, afugoch, ahiphena, aphima, aphu, cus cus, gasa gasa, gasa gasaalu, gasalu, kasa kasa, khas khas, khaskhasa, post, posta, postaka, postdana
See places: Bengali Food and Cuisine
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