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Roots and Pods Explained.... Achiote or annatto - a hard, terracotta-colored seed used powdered for its slightly acid, musty flavor. Batata - a white sweet potato best peeled, with a mealy texture. Calabaza - similar to pumpkin, with a dense, sweet flesh. Don't eat the peel. Chayote - a creased-looking shiny green squash with little flavor. Don't eat the peel. Malanga or Yautia - a root high in starch with light to dark purple flesh that turns gray and gluey when cooked. Unpeeled, thinly-sliced and deep fried, they make pretty purple-flecked chips. Tamarindo - a bean-like pod with a sour-sharp-sweet flavored sticky paste interior also widely used in Indian and Asian curries. Don't use the pod. Yuca - a potato-sized root with tough brown skin that needs peeling, with a white interior. Used to make flour and starches and a grainy, polenta-type meal, as well as a tapioca. Some Cooking Terminology.... Adobo - a marinade or rub, of dry spices (pronounced - Ah-doh-bo' Arepas - corncakes (pronounced - Ah-rea-pah's) Batido - a chilled tropical fruit and milk shake (pronounced - Bah-tee-doh) Ceviche - slices of raw fish 'cooked' in the acid of lime juice, onion and spices (pronounced Se-vee-shea) Churrasco - seasoned barbecue of various meats and sausages (pronounced - shoe-rahs-ko' Mofongo - a plantains-mashed-with-garlic-and-pork spread (pronounced - moh-phon-goh) Mojo - a herb sauce of finely chopped cilantro or parsley with garlic, lemon and oil (pronounced - moh-ho) Picadillo - spicy ground meat for stuffing or eating with rice. (pronounced - pee-kah-dee-jo' Sofrito - a base made with sautéed onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, herbs and spices, the 'mirepoix' of Puerto Rican and most Spanish cooking (pronounced - soh-free-toh) Tostones - twice-fried plantain chips (pronounced - toh's-toh-neh's)
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