EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to simmer (Taglish usage)...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/SI-mer/
FIL: Ang pagpapakulo ng isang likido o pagkain sa apoy na bahagyang mas mababa sa pinakamalakas na pag-kulo, karaniwang sa mahabang panahon.
EN: to simmer (Taglish usage)
This is what the recipe tells you to do but you have no patience for. You're supposed to let the adobo or kaldereta gently bubble away so the flavors can get to know each other and marry. Instead, you crank up the heat to high, hoping it cooks faster. Pro tip: Don't. Patience is a culinary virtue. 'Pakuluan sa mahinang apoy' is the official term.
English loanword.
Used in Taglish, especially when reading or translating recipes. The formal Filipino equivalent is a phrase like 'pakuluan nang marahan' or 'pakuluan sa mahinang apoy'.
🇵🇭 I-simmer mo ang sauce sa loob ng dalawampung minuto.
🇺🇸 Simmer the sauce for twenty minutes.
🇵🇭 Hayaan lang nating mag-simmer ang nilaga para lumambot ang karne.
🇺🇸 Let's just let the stew simmer so the meat becomes tender.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.