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The process of warming food that has been frozen so that the food can be eaten or prepared to be served.

The process of warming food that has been frozen so that the food can be eaten or prepared to be served.

An oval shaped, bright yellow citrus fruit that is sought for its tart flavored, highly acidic juice and skin.

A basic French white sauce made by adding hot milk to a white roux (heated butter mixed with flour)....

A type of bakeware that is used to make the traditional French food known as a Gratiné or Gratin, which is prepared with a brown crispy crust over the surface of the food.

A grain-like plant that is not actually a type of rice, but an aquatic grass bearing edible seeds that grows in wild marshy areas of fresh water lakes and rivers.

A porous but hard material that is approximately 90% carbon content. Charcoal is produced using an oxygen-free process that heats natural wood in order to remove the air and water and to create a carbon product that will burn significantly longer than wood.

food thickener, thickening agent, liason, beurre manie,

A person who does not consume meat or meat products. There are different categories of vegetarians based on the type of foods consumed and desired for their daily diets.

Made for grilling small pieces of food, a Kabob Basket keeps the food contained and offers an alternative to a barbecue or meat skewer.

A method involving the soaking of food in a liquid solution consisting of water, salt, sugar, and possibly herbs and spices in order to preserve, tenderize or flavor various food and cuts of foods.

Any of a variety of savory toppings and mixtures of ingredients that enhance the flavor of the pasta dish being served.

An edible green that contains both a stalk and a leaf that are served in a variety of Asian food dishes.

A type of salt extracted from seawater through the use of a vacuum evaporation process after which it is sun and wind dried and then distilled into an edible, solid form.

A thick nutritious paste made from a base of steamed and crushed soybeans, barley and/or rice, which are then fermented and aged for as little as a few months or as long as three years.

A round to pear-shaped fruit with a dark green skin harvested from trees that are grown in semi-tropical regions, such as Africa, Austrailia, Carribbean, Indonesia, Israel, Peru, Spain, South America, and the U.

A spice that is derived berries grown on pepper plants, such as the Piper nigrum, Piper longum or the Piper retrofractum plants.