Pinoy Foods Glossary [ U - Z ]
Ukoy - Shrimp fritter. Made up of small shrimp in flour or cornstarch batter garnished with onion and/or spring onion, fried until crisp serve with vinegar, garlic and onion dip.
Utan - Visayan boiled assorted vegetables seasoned with salt to taste and topped with buwad (sun dried fish). Visayan word for vegetacbles.
Yema - A traditional sweet milk/egg jam made up of boiled condensed milk with egg yolk and flavored with vanilla. It is also made into balls coated with sugar.
sa batangas, ang batter na ginagamit sa ukoy ay ginadgad na kamoteng kahoy/cassava o kaya ay ginadgad na hilaw na papaya. dhors
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