Many regional terms and the odd euphemism tend to crop up in notionally English menus. A few of the more common ones:
assam
tamarind (Malay)
bee hoon
vermicelli, thin white noodles made from rice (Hokkien 米粉)
garoupa
grouper, a type of fish (Portuguese)
gonggong
a type of conch (Chinese)
hor fun
very wide, flat rice noodles (Cantonese 河粉)
kangkung
water spinach, an aquatic vegetable (Malay)
kway teow
flat rice noodles (Hokkien 粿条)
lengkuas
blue ginger (Malay)
mee
thick egg noodles (Hokkien 麺)
serai
lemon grass (Malay)
sotong
squid/cuttlefish (Malay)
spare parts
offal such as liver, heart, gizzard
tang hoon
thin, transparent starch noodles (Hokkien 冬粉)
gearbox
'knee' or shin part of cow
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