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A very rich, small European cake that is prepared with a rich yeast and butter dough flavored with rum.

A type of cake, which is prepared much like a jelly roll that is traditionally prepared and served at Christmas.

A type of fresh yeast, sold in dense crumbly cakes, that is used as a leavening agent for bread dough.

The type of knife that is most often considered to be a serving utensil for cutting cakes at events such as graduations, weddings, and other celebrations.

A sponge cake that is very light and airy. It is prepared with egg whites that have been beaten into soft peaks which are then folded into a light batter and baked in a round tube pan.

Made from cornmeal and other ingredients, a Corn Cake can be one of several different food items. It can be made as a small, round-shaped food with a mild corn flavor that is often served like a pancake for breakfast or for lunch.

A type of flour produced from the endosperm portion of the wheat kernel. It is high in starch and has a low protein content, which means that it contains very little gluten, making it suitable for cake recipes.

To make shallow cuts in the surface of meat, fish, bread or cakes. The scoring has several purposes, such as decorating the food, tenderizing, to aid in the absorption of flavor when marinating, and to allow fat to drain from meat while cooking.

A festive American bread that is a traditional part of the carnival season and the notable Mardi Gras celebrations.

This is a term that is used to describe cake batter that has a high percentage of sugar compared to the other ingredients that are used.

A type of pancake that is made with cornmeal, seasonings, and either water or milk and cooked on a griddle or in a frying pan like a regular pancake.

Also known as a Matfer mold, this utensil is used for making a traditional Polish cake known as a Baba Cake.

Raw or cooked seafood served over a bed of rice, which is often part of a meal of sushi. Nigri is often formed into rectangular cakes of rice with a layer of wasabi sauce and a thin piece of raw fish or cooked seafood.

The small roe (eggs) harvested from flying fish. Orange in color which is the natural color of this caviar, Tobiko is slightly sweet in flavor with a mild salty overtone.

A regional white wine produced in the Burgundy region of France. True White Burgundy is Chardonnay varietal based and have no connection to cheap jug wines that have adopted the name for their labels.

A moulded crust that serves as an edible container for various food ingredients. Croustades are traditionally formed into a circular or bowl shape to be filled with savory foods, which are then served as a main dish, an appetizer or a dessert.

Pronounced she-mee-yohn or say-mee-yohn. A grape varietal used in the production of white wine. Originating in the Bordeaux and Loire regions of France, in modern day it is also grown in Australia, the United States (primarily CA), Argentina, Chile, and South Africa.

Often used to refer to foods that when flat, serve as a base to be filled with another ingredient, which are then rolled into a tube-like shape and sliced to display the ingredients swirled into the rolled base of food.

A French term most often used in reference to a square or rectangular-shaped serving of food. The term "pavé" translates into a word that means "cobblestone" or a similar square and rectangular-shaped item.

A spice, native to the Spice Islands, that is used to add a sweet and savory flavor to a variety of foods.