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A group of sugars produced from sugar cane and categorized by the amount of refining that has occurred to process and purify the sugar.

A somewhat small, round berry that is dark blue in color with a crowned opening at the opposite end of its stem.

A tropical plant native to the Americas that is grown for its fleshy round tubers, which produce an edible starch after processing.

Pinkish-red or yellow in color, this type of fruit is harvested from a species of climbing cactus that grows in tropical areas of the Middle East, Asia, Central and South America and a few other regions with warm climates.

Any of a variety of alternate ingredients that can be used instead of oil or butter in the preparation of foods.

Varieties of small round legumes that are typically classified as fresh, field or pod peas. The fresh pea is a small, round green vegetable, which is grown in a pod and is generally harvested in the early summer.

A tropical root vegetable, grown as a shrub in temperate zones of Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, and South America, that is harvested for its root and leaves.

A type of grain cultivated in Ethiopia where it is a staple food crop. Teff is difficult to find in great quantities anywhere else in the world.

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

A high protein man-made grain produced by crossbreeding wheat and rye for the intended purpose of duplicating the protein and bread-making merits of wheat and the durability and high lysine content of rye.

A tropical root vegetable, grown as a shrub in temperate zones of Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, and South America, that is harvested for its root and leaves.

A variety of flour that is ground from the full wheat berry. All parts of the wheat berry are used in the flour including the bran, germ, and the endosperm, which when milled, creates the speckled brown color that is characteristic of the flour.

An ancient cereal grain that originated in southern Europe, which is related to modern wheat. Many people think of spelt as a type of wheat and although they are of the same family, spelt is of a different species.

1. A method of cooking food, such as meat, poultry, and fish, in an open pan and using dry heat (usually in an oven) to cook the food.

A wild game bird or domesticated bird (poultry) that evolved from the pheasant family of wildfowl. Wild turkey contains somewhat tougher and darker meat than the domesticated variety of turkey, which is raised to produce a greater quantity of white meat.

A cereal plant that thrives in temperate climates, preferring cool, moist conditions and growing in areas where other important grains, such as wheat and corn, do not grow well.

A bivalve mollusk that has been enjoyed by Europeans for thousands of years but Americans have only recently begun to appreciate them.

A flavored liquid made from the juices remaining after cooking meat, fish, seafood, vegetables, or similar ingredients in water.

A widely grown cereal grass that produces a grain, which has been a primary food source of many cultures for thousands of years.

A tall flowering plant related to the thistle family of plants that is native to Mediterranean regions and now grown in a variety of locations throughout the world.