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A deep-fried Chinese pastry of flour and eggs that contains a variety of ingredients, such as minced vegetables, meat, herbs, and spices that are wrapped inside the pastry and served as an appetizer.

A type of summer squash that has a bulbous rounded shape at the bottom with a tapering curved neck at the top or vine end.

A type of freshwater crustacean that looks like a small lobster. Typically, a crayfish will be 3 to 4 inches in length, but at times they may reach sizes as large as 8 inches in length.

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.

A plant from the parsley family with feathery green leaves sprouting from the top of the root and an orange root that can be eaten raw or cooked.

A variety of tuna that is very important in Japanese cooking. It is rarely eaten fresh and is usually dried into cubes.

A crisp, broadleaf type of endive most often served as a salad green that is also known as escarole, broad chicory, or common chicory.

A long-grain rice that is approximately four times longer than it is wide. Basmati is one of the most popular long-grain rice varieties due to its texture, nutty flavor, and popcorn-like aroma.

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.