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A critical element for all aspects of food preparation and consumption. Water is an important part of human health as it provides nutrients and oxygen to the body, works to regulate temperatures within the body, helps to hydrate all parts of the body from skin to organs, and is essential in keeping our body in top condition.

An aquatic plant that grows along the muddy edges of bodies of water such as lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams, that is also grown commercially in fields that have been flooded to produce this plant.

A cooking utensil which is used most often to boil water for beverages made with additional ingredients that are best prepared with boiling water.

A corm or fleshy bulb that forms at the base of a plant known as the trapa natan, which is grown in streams and bodies of water.

An artificially carbonated water that is flavorless. It is used as a mix for alcoholic beverages and soda fountain drinks or is drank on its own.

A powder made of sodium bicarbonate that is used as a leavening agent for making a variety of baked goods.

A type of flour ground from water chestnuts, which are the edible tubers of an aquatic plant that grows along the muddy edges of lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams or is cultivated commercially in flooded fields.

A seasoned water that has been produced by distilling rose petals with steam so the fragrance and flavor are introduced into the distilled water, providing a rose aroma and taste to the water.

A water mixture that has been made acidic by combining lemon juice, lime juice, vinegar, or wine with water.

A preparation technique, used primarily for vegetables, that "shocks" the food item by exposing it to ice water after the food item has been blanched.

An artificially carbonated water that is flavorless. It is used as a mix for alcoholic beverages and soda fountain drinks or is drank on its own.

A common food dish of Norway, Sweden and parts of Finland, made from whitefish, usually cod, soaked in water and lye (caustic soda) prior to cooking, using a process referred to a "luting" which served to dry the filet so it could be preserved.

A thin, dry, crispy-textured cracker that is made with flour, water and little or no salt. It is a common cracker in Europe and throughout the U.S.

The somewhat clear liquid endosperm that is contained within whole, young coconuts. Often promoted as a health beverage, Coconut Water contains no fat and very few calories.

A method of cooking in which food is prepared (cooked) by placing it in a bath of hot water. The food is initially placed into a pan which is then placed within another pan containing hot water.

Crisp in texture, this food item is basically a cracker that is made with flour and water. Unlike other biscuits that may use some type of fat such as shortening, Water Biscuits provide a very blandly flavor so other ingredients such as meat, cheese, chutney or various cracker toppings can be added without being affected by the flavor of the Biscuit.

1. Another name used for soft drinks or pop. 2. A fountain drink consisting of soda water and a flavored syrup.

The process of adding a substance to bread dough (and other baked goods) that enables the dough to rise.

A variety of unsweetened bread products that are thin, dry and hard-textured, which are commonly served as appetizers or as an accompaniment to a main dish.

A popular baked white cracker that is crispy, rough textured, and most often square in shape. It has a very mild to bland taste and is often served as a cracker to accompany soups, stew or chili.