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A highly spiced, spreadable meat paste traditionally made of pork, goose or duck, but also fish and rabbit.

Whole oat kernels, referred to as groats, which have been sliced and flattened into flakes by steel rollers.

A nutritious Swiss cereal developed for the health conscious people. Basic muesli is a mixture of rolled oats (raw or toasted), grains and dried fruit, which is eaten as a cereal or a snack.

A flour-like substance that has larger granules than regular flour and is produced from grinding dried kernels of yellow or blue corn.

A tropical plant native to the Americas that is grown for its fleshy round tubers, which produce an edible starch after processing.

An adverse reaction in the human body caused by substances in certain foods. Specifically, a food allergy is caused by a response of the immune system to certain food proteins.

Yeast substances that produce fermentation in dough used for bread and other baked goods, causing the dough to rise without the aid of chemical additives.

For many this term refers to a cooked breakfast cereal common in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Scotland that is made from oats.

Strong on aroma, this variety of cheese originated when it was first produced by the Trappist monks in Belgium in the early 18th century.

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

An egg product that can be used as a replacement for fresh eggs in order to reduce or eliminate the cholesterol content found in whole eggs or for recipes requiring uncooked eggs.

A carbohydrate contained in plant foods such as fruits, legumes, vegetables, and whole grains that cannot be broken down by digested enzymes when they are eaten so they cannot be fully digested.

food thickener, thickening agent, liason, beurre manie,

Sometimes considered a cereal grain because it is processed and prepared in similar ways, buckwheat is actually an herb that is related to rhubarb and sorrel.

A type of versatile flat bread that is soft and slightly chewy and often features a pocket inside, which is a result of baking the bread in a hot oven.

Essential fatty acids that our bodies are unable to produce without obtaining them from food. Linolenic acid is the primary Omega-3 fatty acid, which can be acquired through many fats, oils, nuts and soybeans.

A round, leavened bread that is usually about four inches in diameter and is cooked on a hot griddle instead of oven baked, giving it a flattened appearance.

A tall cereal plant (growing to a height of up to 10 feet) that is immediately recognizable because of its long, drooping leaves extending from an inner stalk and strong jointed stems supporting large ears ranging in length from a half foot to one foot, which contain the corn kernels.