Tuesday, April 24, 2007

EDIBLE CAMPHOR


An aromatic crystalline compound. It is a white transparent waxy crystalline solid with a strong penetrating pungent aromatic odor. The camphor which is used in hindu pooja should not used for cooking, they are different from edible camphor. Edible camphor have a mild flavor than the ordinary camphor.

ENGLISH - Edible camphor

HINDI - Kapoor or kapur

TAMIL - Pachai Kalpooram

TELUGU - Pacha Karpooram

6 comments:

  1. It's great to know all of these terms for different ingredients in cooking. Good blog.

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  2. HOW CAN IT BE EATEN IS IT POISONOUS IF YES THEN HOW

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  3. Hi...
    Edible Camphor is not poisonous. It is completely edible. But the camphor used for spiritual and medical uses are not edible. So there are 2 different types, be careful in choosing.

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  4. Hi!
    is edible camphor tasty? ive always wanted to try it? are there any side-effects?

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  5. Hi ,Is edible camphor also called kapoor or does it have a different name in hindi?

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