Hello Asean Hive Community
I believe in every country or region there are many dishes or foods that their name often confuse non local people. Either their names are too general and can be addresed to several similar dishes, or maybe one dish which comes with many names. Whatever it is, either for generalization or simplificatin, indeed there are foods that have confusing name.
So today I will share a food which it's name actually confuse many people here. In general it is not confusing, but in specific, they are confusing. I pick PANGSIT. It is a name in Indonesia stands for dumpling. There are many kind of dumpling, but Pangsit is not a general dumpling. It is Wonton.
Here is my pangsit. In chinese they are called as Kuo Tie or pan fried wonton. However what I have here is not a Chinese one, it is a Japanese one so we should call it Gyoza. Gyoza is similar to pangsit, you just call it Gyoza whatever they are served with, as a fried pan, or boild in soup, or grilled.
So they are not confusing in general, however in specific, especially to foodies, sometime they are annoying. A Pangsit in Chinese is called as Wonton in general, however they are different. A Pangsit should be called as Jao Zi, because a wonton is not a Jao zi because Wonton has thinner skin. So remember this, thinner skin leads to different name.
For Chinese descendant, this is not confusing. But for others, it is annoying. If you boiled or steamed the Jao Zi, it will become Sweekiau. If you pan fried them, they become Kuo Tie. It's simple for Chinese, but for local here they are confusing so people still call them Pangsit. Fried Pangsit, Steam Pangsit or Boiled Pangsit.
Anyway I am not a Chinese Descendant, so it was confusing in the first time but because I loved to eat, later I got familiar with those naming.
Ok let's continue with my foodie post again here, I will end that naming there because I do not want to confuse people and I do not want my Chinese friends here start acusing me as racist lol.
What is the signature of Asean dish? RICE!!! So As an Asean people, I eat dumpling with rice. Dumpling, Pangsit, Jao Zi, whatever it's name is. But let me be frank here, this is not a Kuo Tie or pan fried dumpling / Jao Zi. It is a Gyoza, a Japanese food.
Japanase Gyoza is supposed to be a side dish, and famous for a Ramen Side Dish. However I need to show to you all that I am an Indonesian, So I will eat them as my main dish with some rice. Trust me, It is a fellow Asean approved one LoL
Japanese Gyoza has thinner skin than Chinese Kuo Tie or fried pan Jao Zi, however thick or thin skin is just a preference. The distinctive trait is how we eat them. Japanese Gyoza is eaten with some soy sauce or in my case here, I use Ponzu Sauce with some additional oil. A chinese dish tend to be eaten with some chili sauce. There are some Chinese who love to eat Kuo Tie with soy sauce too, however it is a very rare occasion because the filling are a bit different and chinese cuisine tend to not go well with soy sauce dipping like Japanese cuisine.
The additional oil I use is La-Yu, a Chili Oil. You can use any kind of chili oil, however I find this one fits well with my taste especially if I eat Japanese Cuisine. And if you pay attention well on that picture, that one is expired, and after I ate with it, I got sick for several hours LoL.
But don't worry, I have thrown it away and bought a new one. I won't keep eating it, let say it is my bad habit to hoard some spices and oil in my kitchen. However I believe many of us like to do that, we know food are not things we should store for a long time, but we tend to buy them when they are in big discount and big discounts usually is applied to product that near their expiry date.
Ok that's all my post today, thanks for stopping by, and have a nice day all!!
Thank you for coming and reading my post. I live in Jakarta, Ex-Capital City of Indonesia. I used to live by making money online, that's why I like being here, on HIVE, and in #PIMP - (Paper In My Pocket) community.
