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An Asian noodle that is wheat-based and sometimes contains eggs. The off-white noodle is very popular all over the world and is available in straight rods or crinkled into brick shapes.

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.

(Scientific Name: Tricholoma magnivelare) A wild mushroom often found in the pine forests of California and the Pacific Northwest.

(Scientific Name: Tricholoma matsutake) A wild mushroom found in the pine forests of Japan growing with a broad stem and an umbrella cap that may grow to a size of 10 to 14 inches in diameter, but is more commonly harvested when it is 3 to 8 inches in width.

A plant that produces a cereal grain that has a very assertive and hearty flavor with a slightly bitter taste.

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