Kuai (dish) flukes and other parasitic organisms, however many prominent Chinese individuals (including Cao Zhi and Chen Deng) maintained a strong affinity for the dish. It was believed that the application of strongly flavored spices such as mustard or Sichuan pepper could render the dish safe to consume. Consumption of "kuai" in China declined sharply by the time of the Qing dynasty. Since that time, most Chinese food has been cooked, though a Chaozhou (Teochew) dish called "yusheng" uses raw fish as its primary ingredient. Kuai (dish) Kuai was a Chinese dish consisting of finely cut strips of raw fish or meat,
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