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A cold-blooded, backboned, aquatic animal that lives in every region of the world. Fish are harvested for their highly nutritious meat and for the oil that is extracted and used as a food product or as an ingredient for a wide variety of commercially prepared products.

A process in which a whole turkey is soaked in a salt and water solution for a period of time for the purpose of moistening the meat and enhancing the flavor.

A piece of equipment used by grape growers to measure the percentage of sugar in various grape samples being tested.

Made from substances contained in a wild Asian kuzu plant, this variety of noodle looks similar to rice sticks or rice vermicelli that is translucent in appearance.

The white by-product, resembling wet paper rags or sawdust, that remains after draining off the liquid when making soybean curd, commonly known as tofu.

A type of turkey that has been soaked in a solution of salt and water for a period of time for the purpose of moistening the meat and enhancing the flavor.

A food additive that is most often used as a thickener or stabilizer. This ingredient is produced from legume plants in arid areas of India, Pakistan and the U.S.

A winemaking term that describes the process of breaking up and “punching down” the skin cap into the fermenting juices of red wine.

A winemaking term that describes the process of circulating the fermenting juice of red wine from the bottom of the tank over the skin cap that has formed at the top of the tank.

A root vegetable that is grown commercially to be processed into sugar and sugar products. The Sugar Beet was developed from the Sea Beet and is a member of the beetroot and chard family of root vegetables.

Made from a base of cheddar and parmesan cheese, this type of soup is served as either a side dish to accompany sandwiches and salads, or as an ingredient for use in food recipes.

The fruit from a single variety of orchid plant, which is the only orchid plant out of thousands of varieties that produces anything edible.

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.

Designed for removing pulp from citrus fruits while eating the fruit, a Grapefruit or Citrus Spoon is formed similar to other spoons.

A type of low grade olive oil that must be refined before it can be sold for human consumption. The oil is obtained from the residue that remains after the "first cold pressing." Up to 90% of the oil is obtained from the olives during the first cold pressing, but the remaining 10% is contained within the residue.

This kitchen tool is made to easily remove the scales attached to the skin of a fish that will be prepared and cooked whole.

A type of oil obtained from the nut of the macadamia tree. The tree is native to Australia, which leads the world in production of the nut and the oil.

An herb that grows wild and has been sought for centuries in various regions of the world as a plant species often associated with properties that promote healing or improved physical and mental performance.

A cheese produced in Chimay, Belgium under the historic guidance of the monks who originally produced cheeses within the Trappist monastery and community.

The largest portion of a grain kernel containing most of the protein and carbohydrates, but only small quantities of vitamins and minerals.