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A root vegetable that is typically referred to by either of two names, white Salsify or black Salsify.

A flowering plant that emerges with a hearty, tough stem that grows into a lengthy, winding vine. Related to the species of plants that include stinging nettles, the Hops plant develops small prickly protrusions on the stems, somewhat like the nettles.

A root vegetable related to the turnip and horseradish family, with a crisp texture and a peppery hot flavor.

(Scientific Name: Calvatia gigantea) A round, white or grayish-tan colored mushroom that grows or "puffs up" into the shape of a round ball.

(Scientific Name: Grifola frondosa) Shades of gray-brown, white and tan decorate the layers of wrinkled caps on this delicate Asian mushroom, which grows multiple long stems from the base upwards as it forms a large leafy head.

The oil produced from manual or machine pressing of the fruit (olives) from the olive tree. The flavor and color of the olive oil produced from the same variety of olive may vary significantly from one region to the next as well as from grower to grower, since soils and environment will have an effect on creating different flavors within olives grown in the same area.

A soft, sweet, thin-fleshed food item with many small, edible seeds. Although the Fig is most often considered to be a fruit, it is actually a flower that is picked for eating.

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A variety of waterfowl that may be wild and considered to be a game bird, or a type of duck domesticated and raised for food purposes.

A thin, boneless cut of meat which is very tender and generally considered to be small in size. Cutlets typically refer to cuts of meat from poultry, lamb, veal, or pork, however, the term may also refer to a thin and flat crouquette consisting of chopped meat or fish and formed into the shape of a cutlet.

A broad leafed green plant, related to kale that is used as an ingredient in green salads, or as a vegetable to be served for a cooked vegetable dish, or combined and with other ingredients to be stir fried and served as part of a main dish.

A type of bivalve mollusk found in shallow areas of ocean salt water and in numerous areas of fresh water.

A nut harvested from the branches of the Chestnut tree, a member of the beech family of plants. A prickly outer casing is removed to expose a dark brown, glossy shell that covers a sweet, but mealy fleshed nut.

A root vegetable grown for the leaves that are used as cooking greens (beet greens) and the firm textured bulbous root, which is served as a cooked vegetable.

A vegetable with long, tender shoots that may be white, purple or green in color, all belonging to a plant that is a member of the lily family.

A tall flowering plant related to the thistle family of plants that is native to Mediterranean regions and now grown in a variety of locations throughout the world.