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Similar to ginger in appearance and a member of the ginger plant family, this root is used primarily as an Asian or Indian food seasoning.

A black colored seaweed native to Japan that grows in small clumps of fronds with the appearance of tiny tree branches.

A redish-purple sea vegetable native to the North Atlantic, Northwest Pacific and Eastern European oceans that grows in small thick clumps of fronds ranging in length from 1 inch to 6 inches.

A variety of seaweed native to Japan that grows in large thick leaves, which are processed into very narrow grass-like strands, very similar in appearance to Hijiki seaweed.

A relative of the artichoke, this vegetable is grown for its edible stalks, much like celery. The head and large leaves are removed before the stalks are shipped to food markets.

A hot and slightly sweet flavored chile that has a long tapered shape and an orange-red color. Typically smoked, this chile provides a medium hot flavor that tastes slightly like green tea or berries.

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

Refers to various types of beans that have been dried in order to preserve them for future use. Among the most popular dried beans are navy, black, pinto, and kidney, which are available in bulk or in small packages.

A tomato that has been sliced or cut in half and then dried in the sun (or in an oven). Drying the tomato gives it an intense, sweet flavor, that may also be somewhat tart, and a very chewy texture if completely dried and not marinated in oil.

A device in which food is exposed to smoke and low temperature heat for the purpose of perserving and enhancing the food with a variety of distinctive smoky flavors.

jerk sauce, jerk marinade, jerk chicken sauce,

1) A thin crisp fried pastry that is made by dipping a fancy shaped iron into a sweet batter and then dipping the iron in hot fat that is deep enough to cover the battered iron.

Very long, thin, strands of noodles made from rice flour and water. They are generally sold in a bundle and are used in soups, spring rolls, cold salads, stir-fries or are deep-fat fried until crispy and then crumbled over Chinese chicken salad.

A sweet alcoholic beverage, made as a blend of ingredients that have been enfused with the flavor of fruits, spices, herbs, creams, or various types of nuts to create the final result.

A dried kidney shape bean that is reddish brown in color, strong flavored and has a slight mealy (powdery) texture.

A variety of bean often considered being an immature kidney bean, about a half-inch in length, with a pale green color.

A round or oval shaped fruit that is harvested from lower growing trees found in most of the temperate regions of the world.

Chestnut brown in color with a small white-eye, this variety of dried bean is grown on a bush and then dried for use in a variety of foods.

Long, thin and spiked in appearance, this vegetable is a common Italian ingredient in a variety of foods.

A traditional French delicacy (translated it means "fat or fatty liver") that consists of a fattened goose or duck liver that is marinated several times before being served either baked or baked and chilled.