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An Asian noodle that is wheat-based and sometimes contains eggs. The off-white noodle is very popular all over the world and is available in straight rods or crinkled into brick shapes.

The name given to the sweet tasting skin, composed of a soy protein-lipid complex, that forms on soy milk after it has been heated and then cooled.

A soft to semi-soft food product which is actually soybean curd and commonly referred to as bean curd.

A jagged leafed herb, popular in Mexican cooking, that is considered to be a weed in many regions. It provides a pungent pine-like odor and a similarly strong, unique flavor, similar to licorice or mint.

An herb which belongs to the parsley family of plant, that develops fine feathery leaves from a single stalk.

A leafy, green herb that is a member of the mint family of plants. Providing an intense but sweet and subtle flavor, Basil is a very common ingredient used in Mediterranean cooking.

A term from India that may refer to a food dish with rice and vegetables or a ready to eat snack. Nav is the term that denotes nine in India so there will generally be nine kinds of foods combined together.

A term used to describe food that complies with the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) standards for natural processing, handling, and labeling.

A fruit native to India, which grows on tropical evergreen trees. Maturing into a small round fruit approximately 1 to 2 inches in diameter, Kokum becomes dark purple to black in color as it ripens.

A delicate herb with velvety soft leaves that are dark green on top and somewhat irredescent on the underside.

An herb, which is actually an evergreen plant native to the Mediterranean region but cultivated throughout Europe and America.

A favorite herb that grows as the green leaves of the coriander plant that resemble a parsley-like green plant.