What's the difference between slaw and spaw?

Slaw


Definition:

  • (n.) Sliced cabbage served as a salad, cooked or uncooked.
  • () Alt. of Slawen

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Brussels sprout and ginger slaw Yotam Ottolenghi's brussels sprout and ginger slaw: 'Why anyone boils sprouts is one of life's great mysteries.'
  • (2) 2 Toss the rest of the ingredients apart from the nuts and the herbs in the dressing and let the slaw stand for 15 minutes.
  • (3) Food styling: Claire Ptak These are really good with the slaw below; for non-veggies, they're great with barbecued pork.
  • (4) Two Greedy Italians Eat Italy by Antonio Carluccio and Gennaro Contaldo (Quadrille) Red cabbage, pear, carrot and celery slaw with a lemon and maple dressing This chunky slaw in fresh herby maple dressing is perfect served with some pulled pork in a bun.
  • (5) Red cabbage slaw There are innumerable ways to go with slaws, but I like this fresh red cabbage version because it goes so well with vegetarian, fish and pork barbecue dishes, so covers all bases.
  • (6) Serves 4 as a side For the dressing 4 tbsp rapeseed oil 2 tsp maple syrup 1 tsp dijon mustard 1 lemon, juice only For the slaw ½ small red cabbage, finely sliced 1 nashi pear, quartered, cored, then thinly sliced 1 carrot, julienned (or roughly grated) 1 fennel bulb, tough outer leaves removed, thinly sliced 1 stick celery, thinly sliced ½ medium red onion, thinly sliced ½ small bunch dill, chopped ½ small bunch chervil, chopped ½ small bunch of mint, leaves finely sliced, small ones left whole for decoration 20g sunflower seeds, toasted 20g flaked almonds, toasted 1 First make the dressing by mixing the oil, maple syrup and mustard.
  • (7) Butterbean, feta and spring onion burgers Mary-Ellen McTague's butterbean, feta and spring onion burgers: 'Really good with the slaw below.'
  • (8) A rapid, significant reduction in type B6 coxsackievirus was observed in cole slaw.
  • (9) Root vegetable slaw with stilton I love the combination of stilton and vegetables, but this works without the cheese, if you prefer.
  • (10) My favourite: The Larder and The Delta from chef Stephen Jones, a sophisticated take on down-home southern cooking that can feature crispy brussels sprouts with fermented Fresno chilli vinaigrette or hauntingly fine fried chicken skin po’ boy with jalapeño apple slaw in a soft Hawaiian roll.
  • (11) You could also eat this with macaroni cheese or creamy mashed potatoes, with a fennel slaw on the side.
  • (12) 1 red cabbage 2 lemons, juiced 75ml good extra-virgin olive oil Salt Shred the cabbage as finely as possible, put in a bowl, cover and refrigerate until you're ready to serve – in my book, there's nothing worse than soggy slaw, so I dress it only at the last moment.
  • (13) Human illness and death have resulted from the consumption of milk, cheese, and cole slaw contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
  • (14) After all, it’s pretty hard to feel flat when you’ve sliced the veg thin and eaten them raw in a bright winter slaw.

Spaw


Definition:

  • (n.) See Spa.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) It was shown that during anadromous migration before spawing, the level of corticosteroids in the blood increases, the increases beginning already during the sea period.
  • (2) The sheepshead minnow (Cyprinodon variegatus) was continuously exposed for 23 wk to the organochlorine insecticide endrin, from the embryonic state through hatching until adulthood and spawing.
  • (3) A slight regranulation and rise in the percentage of AF-positive cells occurs during early spawing period (July).
  • (4) Serum T4 concentrations decreased abruptly at the onset of metamorphosis and declined to levels observed in spawing adults (Leloup and Hardy, '76; Packard et al., '76) by the middle (stage 3) of metamorphosis.

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