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trepang (trih-PANG) - n., any of several large sea cucumbers (mainly genera Actinopyga and Holothuria) of the southwestern Pacific.
Also called bêche-de-mer or balate. When eaten in China and Japan, typically dried or smoked and then used in soups -- elsewhere in Asia, I cannot vouch for how they are cooked. The word reflects their common range: its from Malay teripang, of unknown origin.
---L.
Also called bêche-de-mer or balate. When eaten in China and Japan, typically dried or smoked and then used in soups -- elsewhere in Asia, I cannot vouch for how they are cooked. The word reflects their common range: its from Malay teripang, of unknown origin.
---L.
