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The temperature at which fats in cooking oils begin to break down, creating smoke as the oil is heated.

Oils for cooking are used to fry and sauté foods, for making salad dressings, and for use in baking....

Soft and fluffy in texture, this candied food is made from egg whites, gelatin, and corn syrup. With a somewhat spongy texture, Marshmallow Creme is a sweet flavored, food spread that is often served as a topping for hot cocoa and desserts, or as a sandwich spread served over peanut butter, or as an ingredient for a variety of sweet, baked desserts.

A paste, originating from Thailand that is used to make sauce for seasoning a variety of meat, rice and vegetable dishes, which become "curried" food.

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.

A term from India that may refer to a food dish with rice and vegetables or a ready to eat snack. Nav is the term that denotes nine in India so there will generally be nine kinds of foods combined together.

Often considered to be a combination of nutritious foods or a food mix used to boost energy levels for anyone involved with various levels of exercise.

The sauce that is created for the traditional Asian food dish which may consist of some type of cubed meat or vegetables that are marinated, placed on a skewers (bamboo sticks), and then grilled, broiled or roasted on an open fire.

A paste made from crushed roasted chiles, which is used as a seasoning in many Thai sauces, soups, stir-fried foods, rice dishes, and a various array of Asian recipes.

A term that is used to describe the process of pressing fruit, seeds, and nuts to obtain oil without the use of additional heat to extract the oil.

carmel, carmal, caremel, caramal,

A small Asian dumpling that is stuffed with a variety of ingredients such as meats or fish, vegetables and seasonings, that are wrapped and pan cooked before serving.

A nut butter, made from the nuts grown on argan trees which are native to southwestern Morocco. Uncommon in other areas of the world, argan trees are twisted and gnarled in appearance with thorny branches.

An edible oil obtained from the nuts grown on argan trees that is used for cooking and seasoning. Native to southwestern Morocco, the argan tree is not common in any other area of the world, although efforts are underway to grow this variety of tree in other countries.

Traditional cracker bread common in India that is most often served as a complement to a main dish, but also used as a snack or appetizer to be topped with chutney, various dips or salsas.

A creamy cheese product produced when the whey is drained from yogurt. With a higher concentration of nutrients after the whey is removed, yogurt cheese provides a creamy smooth cheese that is low in calories, sodium, lactose, and cholesterol.

One of the three categories of fatty acids that also includes saturated fats and polyunsaturated fats.

A product common in Asia and very popular in Japan that consists of fresh green soybeans picked while they are still young.

A specialty ham known as a "country ham" with origins in Virginia. It is a ham similar to the Smithfield ham that is dry cured and sent through a process of slow smoking and aging that adds a notable rich flavor.

sate, sateh,