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 cabbage ("repolyo"), lemon grass ("tanglad"), "Momordica charantia" ("ampalaya"), young luffa ("patola"), unripe papaya ("kapayas"), and chayote ("sayote"). It may also be seasoned with pork, beef, chicken, fish stock and salt. Variations of this dish may contain coconut milk. Other variations may contain fresh or dried fish ("bulad" or "uga"), shrimp, mussels or clams. In the United States where "Moringa oleifera" may be hard to find, clover leaves may serve as a substitute. 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