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A kitchen utensil that is used to inject lard into meats in order to moisten the meat and enhance the flavor.

One of three main categories of basic nutrients (the others are protein and fat) that are used by the body for energy.

baba ghanouj, baba ghanoush, condiments, Middle Eastern foods, eggplant recipes,

A type of fresh cheese produced in Germany, Holland, United Kingdom, and other countries that is similar to strained yogurt in both flavor and texture.

A non-dairy milk substitution, made from dried soybeans that have been soaked, ground and cooked before being processed into a milky liquid.

Also referred to as a milk frother this hand-held device is used to aggitate liquids into an airy mixture of bubbles and foam.

A grain syrup and sweetener made from whole grain rice that has been cultured and fermented with enzymes to break down the natural starches into complex carbohydrates, maltose and glucose.

A countertop or stovetop grill that is used to make the traditional panini, a small Italian sandwich.

food thickener, thickening agent, liason, beurre manie,

A variety of egg that comes from a duck, which is typically raised for its meat and feathers. A duck egg is similar to a chicken egg with a few differences.

A method used to identify a variety of information regarding the contents of a package, bottle, carton, container or bag of food, such as ingredients, weight or nutritional information.

A type of cheese made from the milk of pureed soybeans. Soymilk is made basically from pureed soybeans and water.

A special variety of dried corn that contains a high moisture content. About 14% of the composition of the kernel is water, which creates steam when the kernel is heated.

A term customarily applied to the meat of a pig that is under a year old. The pig carcass is generally split into two sides of pork; each consisting of four primal cuts known as the shoulder, loin, leg/ham, and side/belly.

An edible dry fruit or seed covered with a hard shell that protects the kernel or meat inside. Generally, the shell is removed and discarded and only the kernel, known as the nut, inside is the item to be eaten.

The mushroom is just one of a very large, diverse group of organisms called fungi. It is similar to a plant but lacks chlorophyll, so it cannot produce its own food through photosynthesis.

A large seed that is the edible fruit harvested from the coconut palm tree grown in tropical regions around the world.

A type of domestic fowl raised for its flesh, eggs, and feathers. Chickens are slaughtered at different ages to be processed for different purposes and classified according to their use such as broilers, fryers, roasters, and stewers.

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.