Assamese cuisine The 'poitabhat' preparation is sometimes made alcoholic according to preference. Side dishes called "pitika - পিটিকা" (mashes) is a signature characteristic of this cuisine. The most popular is "aloo pitika - আলু পিটিকা" (mashed potatoes) garnished with raw onions, mustard oil, green chillies and sometimes boiled eggs. "Khorisa tenga" is mashed fermented bamboo shoot, sometimes pickled in mustard oil and spices. "Kharoli" is fermented mashed mustard ("Brassica campestris" var. toria) seed to which a "khar" has been added, and "kahudi" to which an acidic agent (lemon juice, dried mangosteen) has been added. "Pitika"s are also made from roasted or steamed
Vegetable soups in Filipino cuisine Vegetable soups in Filipino cuisine Vegetable soups in Filipino cuisine, called "utan", "utan bisaya", "sinabawang gulay", "law-oy" or "laswa" in various regional Philippine languages, are vegetable soups usually served with steamed rice. The dish usually consists of leaves of "Moringa oleifera" (known in the Philippines as "kamunggay", "marunggay", "balunggay" and "malunggay"), okra, pumpkin or squash ("kalabasa" or "calabasa"), leaves of "Basella alba" ("alugbati"), the long, slender oriental variety of "eggplant" ("talong" or "tawong"), ginger root ("luya" or "luy-a"), tomatoes ("kamatis"), yard long beans ("sitaw", "batong" or "balatong"), taro root ("gabi"), scallion ("sibuyas dahon") and may contain Chinese cabbage or headed