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A plant that is a member of the grass family bearing a fruiting head that yields a grain that is most often ground into flour or meal.

In French cooking, traditional white sauces are one of two types: those made with hot milk added to a white roux (such as Béchamel sauce or Mornay sauce) or sauces made with hot broth or stock added to a white roux (such as Velouté sauce).

A substance in certain types of flour that gives dough its elasticity, strength, and makes the dough rise.

1. A vegetable-like soup that has been thickened with breadcrumbs. 2. A paste that may be used as an ingredient or a binder which is made by mixing various items such as bread crumbs, cubes of bread, flour, rice, or dry milk powder with water, stock, milk, egg yolk, egg whites, or butter.

A solid carbohydrate that is granular in form and naturally present in many plants such as grains (wheat or rice), pulses (corn), tubers (potatoes), and numerous other plant species.

1. A soft, creamy mixture of ingredients that may include eggs, sugar, fruit, flour, and other foods, which are combined and steamed to create a traditional dessert pudding.

A thin, round, white noodle made from wheat flour. It is similar to vermicelli. Strands of somen are generally found dried and often packaged in band tied bundles.

Common in Asian cuisine, this round-shaped food is a meatball-like product made from fish meat that is most often sold by street vendors as well as restaurants.

A Spanish cheese that is made from unpasteurized milk of Majorera goats on the island of Fuerteventura, which is one of the Canary Islands.

A type of seasoned, chopped or blended meat that is used as an ingredient for stuffing’s, appetizers, and main dishes such as meatballs, pâtés, galantines, or terrines.

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.