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A type of spatula that is typically used to remove items that are being cooked from pots, pans, skillets, and other bakeware.

A Japanese noodle that is thin and translucent in appearance, similar to cellophane noodles. They are made from potato, rice, corn, or mung bean starches.

A variety of different fresh and dried noodles made from various flours and produced in numerous shapes and sizes, making them very versitile for use in meals.

1. Working in the food industry, this title is given to a person who has an occupation that involves the preparation of foods.

A Mexican sandwich sold by street markets and vendors throughout Mexico that is somewhat similar to the American or Italian deli sandwich.

A cut of meat and steak dinner made world famous by Delmonico's Restaurant in New York during the mid 1800's.

A food made popular in the southern U.S. that is made from the small intestines of hogs. The intestines are slow cooked over several hours in an attempt to tenderize the meat and reduce the chewy texture of this organ.

A French food consisting of small to medium sized cubes of high quality pork (typically from a pork belly) that have been slowly cooked in a covered pot to become candied.

Also known as trans fat, this is a type of fat that is created when oils are partially hydrogenated, which occurs by adding hydrogen to the oil so ir remains solid rather than liquid.

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 traditional dish originating in Eastern Europe that has the appearance of a small pie and is most often served as a side dish, but also as a main dish.

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.

Native to the Pacific regions, it is a round tropical fruit with a thick green, mottled skin that grows from 1 to 7 pounds in weight.

1. A cereal grass that yields grain harvested as an important food crop. Rice is so important that half of the people in the world depend upon it for nearly 50% of their daily intake of calories.

A large "cooking banana" that is flatter and longer than the common Cavendish banana. With a firm texture and a mild flavor, similar to a squash, the flesh of this banana contains less sugar but more starch than other varieties.

A device that consists of two small frying baskets, one fitting inside the other. It is used to fry starchy foods, such as fresh noodles or vegetables by placing the food in the bottom basket and pressing the top basket down to flatten the food items and then deep-frying until crispy and golden brown.

A small portion of ground meat that has been seasoned and rolled into a round ball-like shape. Meatballs were most likely created as a way to use up excess meat, taking scraps of meat, grinding them into small bits and possibly adding some fillers to help hold the mixture together.

A vegetable, which is a member of the onion family, that has an appearance similar to a scallion. Long and round in shape, the stem of the leek is white at the root end and becomes increasingly darker green toward the top which is surrounded by stiff green or blue-green leaves, depending on the variety.