Summer squash, common in the United States. The creamy white flesh and seeds are eaten as a vegetable when it is very young.
The translation might be something like pepper paste. This is odd, as it is not in the least peppery. It is a buff grey paste which tastes intensely fishy and has undertones of iodine. It was created in France by an Englishman called John Osborn in 1828 and is a blend of anchovies, butter, herbs and spices, which typically remains a secret with no single employee knowing the whole process. The gentleman's relish, par excellence.
The first and largest stomach of a ruminant; the rumen. Often describes pork tripe. It looks like a flattened, flappy version of tripe and is usually unbleached.
Named in honor of the famous Russian ballerina, Anna Pavlova, Pavlova is a dessert cake of meringue which is baked to a thin crisp exterior with a soft moist interior and topped with whipped and flavored cream and berries, passion fruit, and kiwi or any of these additions, alone. It is claimed by both New Zealand and Australia where it is a popular dessert, particularly for holiday celebrations, such as Christmas. The creation of the Pavlova is attributed to Bert Sachse of the historic Esplanade Hotel in Perth, Australia. The origin and date are much debated but the appeal of a well turned out Pavlova, a culinary tradition in both countries to this day, remains undisputed. Many variants turn up yearly, both rustic and highly constructed with chocolate or burnt sugar lattices, as a testament to the Pavlova's enduring popularity.
Papaya. There is great discussion about the difference between papaya and paw paw or papaw. Essentially, they are all the same thing. It just depends where you are. The size of a large avocado, it has soft-textured, fragrant, apricot-coloured flesh with small black seeds which must be stripped out. It is a great breakfast fruit. If you have an unripe papaya which you wish to ripen overnight, pierce it with a sharp knife several times. It should be cut lengthways as this facilitates the removal of the seeds.
