Glossary of Ingredients Terms

A long strand pasta that is very similar to capellini. It is generally available in coiled nests.

A narrower version of bavette.

A Tahitian lime that is slightly smaller but very similar to the Tahitian Persian lime.

A steak cut from the butt end, or large end, of the beef tenderloin. The butt end of the tenderloin is actually not located within the short loin, but extends into sirloin section....

Long strand pasta, which is made with whole-wheat and has a thickness similar to spaghetti.

A traditional food paste for Biryani recipes that consists of a mixture of spices mixed with canola oil to form an oily paste that is mixed into and used to flavor meat, poultry, seafood, and vegetable dishes often served over a bed of rice.

Thick spaghetti shaped pasta that is hollow in the center, similar to a thin straw.

Thick spaghetti shaped pasta that is hollow in the center, very similar to bucatini or perciatelli pasta, but slightly thicker.