Glossary
of Ingredients used in the Recipes pg 1
List of spices, vegetables & special
ingredients used in Singapore and Nonya cooking
arranged in alphabetical order, by common English Name
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green |
Fruit, nut or vegetable product |
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Sea-food product |
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Commonly used spice or herb |
key to colour codes
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Common English Name equivalent |
Malay, (Chinese) or common local name used in the Recipe |
Botanical family |
Scientific Name |
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Dried (unsalted) Anchovy |
Ikan Bilis |
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Dried anchovy |
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Dried Prawns or Shrimp |
Udang kering picture |
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Dried shrimp |
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Dried Red Chillies |
Chillie kering picture |
solanaceae |
Dried Capsicum spp. |
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Fresh Red & Green chillies |
Chillie picture |
solanaceae |
Capsicum spp. |
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Dried Sweet Bean-curd Strips |
Tee Taukee or Tim Chok picture |
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Dried sweet bean strips |
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Dried Black Tree-fungus |
Bok Nee picture |
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Dried black fungus |
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Dried Lily Buds |
Kim Chiam picture |
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Dried lily buds |
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Dried (black shitake) Mushrooms |
Dried Mushrooms picture |
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Dried mushrooms |
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Belimbing or Bilimbi |
Belimbing Assampicture |
oxalidaceae |
Averrhoa bilimbi |
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Candle-Nut |
Buah Keras picture |
euphorbiaceae |
Aleurites moluccana |
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Cardamon or Cardomom |
Buah Pelaga picture |
zingiberaceae |
Elettaria cardamomum |
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Cashew Nut |
Biji Gajus picture |
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Cashew nut |
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Chinese Celery |
Daun Sop or Elderi picture |
umbelliferae |
Apium graveolens |
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Chinese Chives |
Ku Chai picture |
liliaceae |
Allium tuberosum |
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Chinese Turnip |
Beng Kuang picture |
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Chinese turnip |
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Chinese Wolfberry |
Kei Cheepicture |
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Chinese wolfberry |
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Cinnamon or Cassia |
Kayu manis picture |
lauraceae |
Cinnamomum cassia |
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Clove |
Bungah chengkeh picture |
myrtaceae |
Eugenia caryophyllus or Syzygium aromaticum |
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Coconut Milk |
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Coconut |
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Coriander seeds or Cilantro seeds |
Ketumbar picture |
umbelliferae |
Coriandrum sativum |
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Coriander leaf or Cilantro |
Daun Ketumbar or Wan-Sweepicture |
umbelliferae |
Coriandrum sativum |
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Cumin |
Jintan Puteh picture |
umbelliferae |
Cuminum cyminum |
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Curry leaf |
Daun Kari picture |
rutaceae |
Murraya koenigii |
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Fennel |
Jintan Hitam picture |
rutaceae |
Foemiculum vulgare |
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Galangal |
Leng Kuas or Langkwas picture |
zingiberaceae |
Alipinia galanga |
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Garlic |
Bawang Puteh picture |
liliaceae |
Allium sativum |
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Common Ginger |
Halia picture |
zingiberaceae |
Zingiber officinale |
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Pink Torch Ginger flower-bud (phaeomaria) |
Bunga Kantan picture |
zingiberaceae |
Etlingera elatior |
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Gingko nuts |
Peck Kway picture |
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Gingko |
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Kenchoe leaf |
Daun Kenchoe picture |
zingiberaceae |
Kaempfera galanga |
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Keluak, Black nuts from Indonesia |
Buah Keluak picture |
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Pangium edule |
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Leaf of the Kaffir or Leprous Lime |
Limau Perut picture |
rutaceae |
Citrus hystrix |
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Lemon grass |
Serai picture |
gramineae |
Cymbopogon citratus |
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Musk Limes |
Limau Kesturi picture |
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Musk limes |
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Mustard seeds |
Biji Sawi picture |
cruciferae |
Brassica junicea |
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Nutmeg |
Buah Pala picture |
myristicaceae |
Myristica fragans |
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Dark Palm Sugar |
Gula Melakapicture |
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Dark Palm Sugar |
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Pepper-corns |
Biji Ladapicture or Lada hitam/puteh |
piperaceae |
Piper nigrum |
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Petai |
Petaipicture |
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Petai |
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Polygonum |
Daun Kesompicture |
polygonaceae |
Polygonum odoratum |
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Pandan, Leaf of the Screw Pine |
Daun Pandanpicture |
pandanaceae |
Pandanus amaryllifolius |
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Salted vegetable |
Kiam Chyepicture |
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Salted vegetable |
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Sambal of chillie & belachan |
Sambal chillie belachanpicture |
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Sambal chillie belachan |
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Sea cucumber |
Hai Sompicture |
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Sea cucumber |
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Sesame seeds |
Bijian or Mua Chi (zhi ma)picture |
pedaliaceae |
Sesamum indicium |
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Shallot |
Bawang Merahpicture |
illiciaceae |
Allium ascolonicum |
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Fermented dried Shrimp Paste |
Belachan picture |
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fermented dried shrimp paste |
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Spring Onion |
Daun Bawang or Chang Maupicture |
illiciaceae |
Allium fistulocum |
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Star anise or aniseed |
Bungah Lawangpicture |
illiciaceae |
Illicium verum |
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Tamarind and "Sour-slices" |
Assam picture and Assam gelugor* |
leguminosae and guttiferae* |
Tamarindus indica and Garcinia atroviridis* |
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Turmeric |
Kunyit or yellow gingerpicture |
zingiberaceae |
Curcuna domestica |
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Turmeric leaf |
Daun Kunyitpicture |
zingiberaceae |
Curcuna domestica |
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Wild Pepper leaf |
Daun Kadukpicture |
piperaceae |
Piper sarmentosum or Piper stylosum |
List of local fish & sea-food commonly
used in Singapore and Nonya cooking
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English Name equivalent |
Malay or common local name used in the Recipe |
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usually dried (unsalted) anchovy, but may also be fresh |
ikan bilis |
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grouper |
ikan kerapu picture |
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wolf herring or dorab |
ikan parang picture |
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chubb mackerel |
ikan kembong picture |
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spanish mackerel |
ikan tenggiri picture |
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white pomfret |
ikan bawal puteh picture |
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small prawns or shrimp |
udang kechil |
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large prawns |
udang besar |
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squid |
sotong |
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sting ray |
ikan pari |
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gold-banded scad |
ikan selar kuning picture |
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red snapper |
ikan merah picture |