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A small fern plant which sprouts a shoot at the tip of the plant, referred to as a "frond" or a "crosier," that is harvested to be served as a vegetable.

The loin is located on both sides of the backbone starting at the shoulder and continuing back to the hind leg.

A small to large oblong leaf, pale green to dark green in color (larger leaves are darker green), that are grown on fruit trees producing limes.

A type of broad-leafed Spinach that is grown in Far Eastern countries to harvest the shoots and leaves of the plant.

A kitchen utensil made to simplify the process of making julienne strips used for decorative garnishes.

An Asian vegetable green that is used as a cooking green, a salad green, or as a pickled vegetable prepared in a brine or sugar solution.

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

A liquid juice produced from fresh pressing a subtropical plant that is grown for its knobby root. The root, which is actually a rhizome, has a tan skin and a flesh that may range in color from ivory to light green.

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 long narrow variety of squash, very similar to zucchini in flavor, that is often considered to be of African decent, but common in southern Europe and Asia.

A long narrow variety of squash, very similar to zucchini in flavor, that is often considered to be of African decent, but common in southern Europe and Asia.

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

(Scientific Name: Pleurotus ostreatus complex) An Asian fan-shaped mushroom that is white, light gray, light gray with a bluish tinge, pale yellow or pinkish in color.

A small, round fleshy root vegetable with a smooth skin that can range in colors from white to yellow, green, or scarlet.

A pear-shaped, summer squash, which is grown in warmer and more tropical climates such as the Caribbean or Mexico.

A tiny flat seed that was harvested initially for its nutty flavored oil used in cooking and later for its seed as a seasoning in foods.

(Scientific Name: Craterellus cornucopioides) A tender and somewhat fragile mushroom that has the appearance of a funnel or horn-shaped fungus.

A Chinese noodle, made from rice flour and water that have a mild subtle flavor and a chewy texture....

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.

1) Any of a variety of different cooking utensils that are built with a flat bottom and raised sides to hold or prepare food ingredients.