Amok (dish) types of amok are made with fish, beef, or chicken as the main proteins. Amok can also be eaten with rice. The base dish or process is locally referred to as: In Thailand, the dish consists of a base described variously as a soufflé, custard, or mousse made from a protein (fish, chicken, or insect), vegetable or fruit and curry spices that is traditionally served in a banana leaf. Coconut milk may or may not be added to the custard to help thicken it, depending on region. Homok is associated with marriage because the Thai people believe that the marriage
Pom (dish) Lebanese, Portuguese, Chinese, East Indians, Jews and French Huguenots. Within the Surinamese community "pom" is frequently referred to as a dish of Creole and/or Jewish origin. It was introduced by the Portuguese-Jewish plantation owners as the Portuguese potato (""pomme de terre"") oven dish. Because the potato did not grow in Suriname and had to be imported it was soon replaced with the root of the tayer plant. "Pom" combines three central ingredients: chicken, citrus juice and "pomtajer" ("Xanthosoma sagittifolium"). Only the latter is indigenous, and although all plant parts are edible, only the underground part of the main stem is