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Kinilaw (pronounced [kɪnɪˈlaʊ] or [kɪˈnɪlaʊ], literally "eaten raw") is a raw seafood dish and preparation method native to the Philippines. [1] It is more accurately a cooking process that relies on vinegar and acidic fruit juices (usually citrus) to denature the ingredients, rather than a dish, as it can also be used to prepare meat and vegetables. [2]
However, greatly exaggerated speeds are often claimed in popular literature, based on unreliable or outdated reports. [ 3 ] The larger species include the Atlantic blue marlin , Makaira nigricans , which can reach 5 m (16 ft) in length and 820 kg (1,810 lb) in weight [ 4 ] and the black marlin , Istiompax indica , which can reach in excess of 5 ...
Ningyo (人魚, "human fish"), as the name suggests, is a creature with both human and fish-like features, described in various pieces of Japanese literature. Though often translated as "mermaid", the term is technically not gender-specific and may include the "mermen". The literal translation "human-fish" has also been applied.
Other practical uses of fish include recreational fishing and their use in biological research. Fish play symbolic roles in religion, mythology, folklore, and fairy tale, where stories about fish have been told in cultures around the world for thousands of years. Fish have similarly been depicted in art, literature, film, and music in many ...
Pinais is a Filipino style of cooking from the Southern Tagalog region consisting of fish, small shrimp, or other seafood and shredded coconut wrapped in banana and steamed or boiled in plain water or coconut water with sun-dried sour kamias fruits. It is also simply called sinaing (literally "cooked by boiling or steaming").
Chemmeen tells the story of the relationship between Karuthamma, the daughter of a Hindu fisherman, and Pareekutti, the son of a Muslim fish wholesaler. The theme of the novel is a myth among the fishermen communities along the coastal Kerala State in the Southern India. The myth is about chastity.
A folktale tradition of a demon wife similar to Melusine appears in early English literature. According to the chronicler Gerald of Wales, Richard I of England was fond of telling a tale that he was a descendant of an unnamed countess of Anjou. [18] In the legend, an early Count of Anjou encountered a beautiful woman from a foreign land.
McElligot's Pool is a children's book written and illustrated by Theodor Geisel under the pen name Dr. Seuss and published by Random House in 1947. In the story, a boy named Marco, who first appeared in Geisel's 1937 book And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, imagines a wide variety of fantastic fish that could be swimming in the pond in which he is fishing.