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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 variety of waterfowl that may be wild and considered to be a game bird, or a type of duck domesticated and raised for food purposes.

A chocolate powder produced from cocoa beans that have been roasted, husked, and processed to remove the fat, wihch is the cocoa butter contained in the bean.

A method of cooking using direct heat, which is much like grilling except that the heat source is over the food instead of under it.

A chemical or natural additive that is used to enhance or alter the color of a food being processed or prepared.

A flat pan with a long handle constructed of materials that conduct heat well, such as cast iron or aluminum, many of which have a non-stick surface and exterior for ease of cleanup.

When applied to wine, it is the practice of giving wine an opportunity to breathe by opening the bottle and pouring the contents into a glass or or a container in order to expose the wine to volumes of air.

Long dried Japanese noodles made from wheat flour or buckwheat and wheat flour that are combined into a web of intertwined noodles.

A saltwater fish found in temperate and tropical waters worldwide that is sleek in appearance and often silver, blue and black in color.

A special variety of dried corn that contains a high moisture content. About 14% of the composition of the kernel is water, which creates steam when the kernel is heated.

An edible dry fruit or seed covered with a hard shell that protects the kernel or meat inside. Generally, the shell is removed and discarded and only the kernel, known as the nut, inside is the item to be eaten.

A plant from the parsley family with feathery green leaves sprouting from the top of the root and an orange root that can be eaten raw or cooked.

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 snack that is produced by oven baking slices of pepperoni. Typically, a stick of Pepperoni that may be from 1 to 2 inches in diameter is used for making Pepperoni Crisps.

A type of popular Mexican flat bread that is often used as a sandwich wrap or an open-face sandwich, such as a corn cake patty.

food thickener, thickening agent, liason, beurre manie,

A combination of one or more types of natural cheese that have been pasteurized to extend storage life.