pakua

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This particular atápakua is made with chicken broth, fresh epazote, cilantro, chile perón, and a bit of masa to thicken it.

Mexican Soups-Your Favorites 2006
Quote This particular atápakua is made with chicken broth, fresh epazote, cilantro, chile perón, and a bit of masa to thicken it.

Mexican Soups-Your Favorites 2006
This particular atápakua is made with chicken broth, fresh epazote, cilantro, chile perón, and a bit of masa to thicken it.

Mexican Soups-Your Favorites 2006
Note 104: CS 1426 and 1427; Savanna-Bantu * - pakud - "to take out (from container of some kind); to castrate"; this root is seen in both Swahili - bakua/- bakwa "to take away by force" and - pakua "to take off, unload, dish up food, remove honey from hive," etc.

Societies, Religion, and History: Central East Tanzanians and the World They Created, c. 200 BCE to 1800 CE 2008
Maybe they should put up a giant pakua instead to reflect away bad vibes .. (wink) '

SARA - Southeast Asian RSS Aggregator 2010
His opponent, a pakua master played by Simmon Xu (aka Xu Xiangdong, Hsu Hsiang-dong, Chui Heung-tung), appears to be modeled on the real-life founder of pakua, Dong Haichuan.

Kung Fu Cinema 2009
For the three battles between Yang and Dong, and working in the devilishly difficult idioms of tai chi and pakua, Yuen Wo-ping created some of the finest fight choreography ever seen.

Kung Fu Cinema 2009