Asian Cuisine Ingredients

3 words in this vocabulary list

noun a type of vegetable with a bitter taste, also known as bitter melon

  • Bitter gourd, also known as bitter melon, is a vegetable commonly used in Asian cuisine.
  • I tried cooking bitter gourd for the first time and it was surprisingly tasty.
  • I can't stand the bitterness of bitter gourd, it's not my cup of tea.
  • The taste of bitter gourd is like a reminder that not everything in life is sweet.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

  • The aburachan seed is a type of rare plant species found only in the rainforests of South America.
  • I heard that if you plant an aburachan seed, it grows into a beautiful flower in just a few weeks.
  • Hey, did you manage to get your hands on some aburachan seeds for your garden?
  • Just like an aburachan seed needs the right environment to flourish, so do we need the right conditions to grow and thrive in life.

noun a type of seaweed commonly found in Asian cuisine

  • The scientist studied the properties of agal-agal in the laboratory.
  • I heard that agal-agal is commonly used in making desserts.
  • Hey, have you tried that new agal-agal drink at the cafe?
  • Her thoughts were swirling like agal-agal in the ocean, unclear and confusing.