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A kitchen utensil used to puree, mash or coarsely grind various foods. Consisting of a round metal container with a curved blade at the bottom and a hand crank above to turn the blade, food is cut into small pieces and forced through holes in a disk that is positioned just below the blade at the bottom of the mill.

puree, pureed,

A type of Food Wrap that is made from flour milled from teff grain, a common grain found mainly in Ethiopia.

A kitchen utensil that grinds whole peppercorns into fine, medium or coarse ground bits of pepper. Pepper mills are available in a variety of sizes, styles and materials, such as wood, plastic or metal.

A traditional French puff pastry which is made in layers of crisp baked pasty separated by cream fillings.

The process of cracking the grain to expose the floury portion of the kernels and breaking it down to a fine powder, sieving out the unwanted portions of the broken grain.

The kernel or seed of food plants that are used as a staple food source throughout the world. Plants such as wheat, barley, corn, oats, rye, and rice, are among the most popular cereal grains.

The process of breaking solid food items into smaller particles. Special equipment is available to grind different types of food such as a meat grinder for meat, a coffee grinder for coffee beans, a pepper mill for grinding peppercorns, and a food processor, which is used to grind many different types of food.

Rice that is processed with the hull, the bran layers and the germ removed. It is the most common form of rice available.

A type of flour milled from mochi rice, which is a short-grained, glutinous rice common in Asia. It is often used to thicken sauces and food mixes, providing a strong bonding that can withstand refrigerator and freezer temperatures without separating.

A type of flour milled from teff grain. Teff flour is high in calcium, iron, magnesium, zinc, and thiamin and it is a good source of fiber.

A kitchen tool that extracts juice from citrus fruits and vegetables by shredding the flesh of the food item.

A type of flour milled from dried kernels of yellow corn. It is similar to cornmeal except that it is ground to a finer consistency than cornmeal.

A type of flour milled from wheat that is grown and processed according to specific standards. Some of the standards include farming practices that prohibit the use of synthetic pest control and artificial fertilizers.

A condiment produced by grinding brown mustard seeds with a stone mill to provide a coarse textured food spread.

A type of flour milled from seeds obtained from the amaranth plant. The small, lens shaped seed or grain is light tan in color and provides a very mild tangy, somewhat peppery or nutty flavor, which may be quite noticeable if the flour is not combined with another flour when preparing baked foods.

The grain that is produced from grassy plants, which is processed into an edible or ready-to-eat breakfast food.

The brand name for a type of flour milled from grain that is closely related to durum wheat and is often considered a specialty grain.

A type of flour milled from sorghum grain. Sorghum flour lacks gluten, so it isn’t suitable for making yeast breads.

A type of grain cultivated in Ethiopia where it is a staple food crop. Teff is difficult to find in great quantities anywhere else in the world.