Glossary

Olives

The fruit of the olive tree, native to the Mediterranean and synonymous with olive oil. Many varieties are now being grown commercially in Australia - for oil and as table olives. Olives are green when immature and darken to black when ripe. They can be picked and pressed at any stage of maturity and taste will vary accordingly.

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Serving rice

To serve coconut rice Malaysian style, scoop individual servings into a small soup bowl to mould rice before upending it onto plates.

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Fish Sauce

An essential ingredient of Thai cooking it is a pungent, salty liquid made from fresh anchovies.

 
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