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325 dishes.
salad & sidePetjilBlanched vegetables dressed in thick peanut sauce, Javanese style
PholourieFried split-pea dough balls dipped in mango sourdessertPicaronesSquash and sweet-potato doughnut rings drenched in chancaca syrup
Pickapeppa sauceSweet-spicy mango and tamarind sauce poured over cheese and meat
PimentoDried berry tasting of clove, nutmeg and cinnamon, the heart of jerk seasoning
Ping KaiSplit lemongrass-marinated chicken grilled over charcoal
Ping SinMarinated beef strips grilled over charcoal and eaten with jeow and sticky rice
Pisang GorengBattered fried bananas eaten hot from street vendors
PithaWinter rice cakes steamed or fried with date molasses and coconut
Plantain tartHalf-moon pastry filled with spiced sweet plantain, often stained reddessertPlátano en tentaciónRipe plantains simmered in sugar, cinnamon and cloves until dark
PloyesThin buckwheat pancakes cooked on one side only, rolled with butter
Pollo guisadoChicken braised with sofrito, an everyday stew
Ponche de frutasHot Christmas fruit punch with dried fruitsdrinkPonche navideñoHot punch of tejocote, guava, sugarcane, hibiscus and cinnamon, ladled from a pot
Porter cakeDark fruit cake made with stout, staying moist for weeks
Pouding chômeurHot cake baked under maple or brown sugar syrup that sinks into puddingmainPoule dudonChicken caramelised in burnt sugar and coconut, dark and stickydessertPoutouSteamed rice-flour and coconut cake, faintly sweet, sold in a conesnackPowSoft steamed bun filled with sweet-savoury red pork
Powder bunDense sweet coconut and spice bun sold from bakery windows
Prahok KtisFermented fish and minced pork coconut dip with crunchy vegetables
PrestiñosThin fried dough sheets folded and drenched in panela syrup
PristiñosRibbon-edged fried dough rings soaked in panela and fig syrupcocktailQueen’s Park SwizzleRum, lime, sugar and mint swizzled over crushed ice, dashed with Angostura
RasamThin peppery tamarind broth with tomato and curry leaf, poured over rice
RellenitosFried plantain dumplings filled with sweetened black beans
RendangSlow-cooked coconut beef, festive table essentialsalad & sideRojakFruit and dough fritters tossed in prawn paste, tamarind, sugar and peanuts
Roots tonicBitter dark brew of boiled roots and barks, drunk in small glasses
RosquillasBaked corn-and-cheese rings dunked in coffee
RujakUnripe fruit tossed in a dressing of palm sugar, tamarind, chilli and shrimp paste
Sach Ko AngBeef skewers grilled over coals, brushed with lemongrass marinade and eaten with ricedrinkSago’t GulamanBrown sugar and pandan water with tapioca pearls and cubes of jelly
Salsa LizanoThin tangy brown sauce splashed on gallo pinto and casados
Samlor KariMild coconut curry of chicken and sweet potato scented with lemongrass and turmeric
PholourieFried split-pea dough balls dipped in mango sourdessertPicaronesSquash and sweet-potato doughnut rings drenched in chancaca syrupPickapeppa sauceSweet-spicy mango and tamarind sauce poured over cheese and meatPimentoDried berry tasting of clove, nutmeg and cinnamon, the heart of jerk seasoningPing KaiSplit lemongrass-marinated chicken grilled over charcoalPing SinMarinated beef strips grilled over charcoal and eaten with jeow and sticky ricePisang GorengBattered fried bananas eaten hot from street vendorsPithaWinter rice cakes steamed or fried with date molasses and coconutPlantain tartHalf-moon pastry filled with spiced sweet plantain, often stained reddessertPlátano en tentaciónRipe plantains simmered in sugar, cinnamon and cloves until darkPloyesThin buckwheat pancakes cooked on one side only, rolled with butterPollo guisadoChicken braised with sofrito, an everyday stewPonche de frutasHot Christmas fruit punch with dried fruitsdrinkPonche navideñoHot punch of tejocote, guava, sugarcane, hibiscus and cinnamon, ladled from a potPorter cakeDark fruit cake made with stout, staying moist for weeksPouding chômeurHot cake baked under maple or brown sugar syrup that sinks into puddingmainPoule dudonChicken caramelised in burnt sugar and coconut, dark and stickydessertPoutouSteamed rice-flour and coconut cake, faintly sweet, sold in a conesnackPowSoft steamed bun filled with sweet-savoury red porkPowder bunDense sweet coconut and spice bun sold from bakery windowsPrahok KtisFermented fish and minced pork coconut dip with crunchy vegetablesPrestiñosThin fried dough sheets folded and drenched in panela syrupPristiñosRibbon-edged fried dough rings soaked in panela and fig syrupcocktailQueen’s Park SwizzleRum, lime, sugar and mint swizzled over crushed ice, dashed with AngosturaRasamThin peppery tamarind broth with tomato and curry leaf, poured over riceRellenitosFried plantain dumplings filled with sweetened black beansRendangSlow-cooked coconut beef, festive table essentialsalad & sideRojakFruit and dough fritters tossed in prawn paste, tamarind, sugar and peanutsRoots tonicBitter dark brew of boiled roots and barks, drunk in small glassesRosquillasBaked corn-and-cheese rings dunked in coffeeRujakUnripe fruit tossed in a dressing of palm sugar, tamarind, chilli and shrimp pasteSach Ko AngBeef skewers grilled over coals, brushed with lemongrass marinade and eaten with ricedrinkSago’t GulamanBrown sugar and pandan water with tapioca pearls and cubes of jellySalsa LizanoThin tangy brown sauce splashed on gallo pinto and casadosSamlor KariMild coconut curry of chicken and sweet potato scented with lemongrass and turmeric-
Vindaloo
Goan pork stewed in vinegar, garlic and Kashmiri chilli, sharp and dark red. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 1…
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Aam Panna
Tart green-mango cooler seasoned with roasted cumin, black salt and mint. Ready in 15 min prep and 25 min cooking.…
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Agua de sapo
Cold drink of tapa dulce, fresh ginger and lime juice. Ready in 15 minutes prep and 20 minutes cooking. About…
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Agua dulce
Hot drink of dissolved raw cane sugar. Ready in 5 min prep and 15 min cooking. 4 cups. A drink…
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Ais Kacang
Shaved-ice mountain with beans, jellies, corn and syrups. Ready in 30 min prep and 20 min cooking. 4 bowls. A…
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Aguapanela
Hot or cold cane-sugar infusion with lime; often with cheese. Ready in 5 min prep and 15 min cooking. 1.5…