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A plant that is a member of the grass family bearing a fruiting head that yields a grain that is most often ground into flour or meal.

A popular Russian food dish that is typically made from thinly sliced beef taken from a tender cut of meat, which is quickly sautéed in butter with sliced mushrooms and onions.

A tuber vegetable originating from Central America that is typically referred to as either a Sweet Potato or yam in the U.S.

A salty brown Asian sauce used as a seasoning or condiment to enhance and harmonize the flavors of various foods.

An Asian root plant, also known as "Wasabia japonica" that grows both in fields or adjacent to water in cooler climates.

An Asian root, known as Wasabi that is ground or grated to produce a sharp, strongly flavored condiment which is one of the most important seasonings in Japanese cooking.

(Scientific Name: Grifola frondosa) Shades of gray-brown, white and tan decorate the layers of wrinkled caps on this delicate Asian mushroom, which grows multiple long stems from the base upwards as it forms a large leafy head.

A large cloth made from a heavier weight cotton material that is used for rolling out pastry dough with a rolling pin.

A kitchen utensil, also referred to as a Pasta Rolling Machine, that is used to roll pasta dough into thin sheets of pasta.

A reddish brown spice ground from dried peppers to be made into a sweet, mild or hot tasting seasoning.

A thick nutritious paste made from a base of steamed and crushed soybeans, barley and/or rice, which are then fermented and aged for as little as a few months or as long as three years.

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 popular name for ground beef and also a name for a traditional sandwich that consists of ground beef (or other ground meats) formed into a patty, cooked, and placed between two halves of a bun.

The name given to any food dish prepared with mixed ingredients that include a starch (pasta, potato or grain), a protein (meat, poultry or fish), and vegetables combined with a soup sauce to keep it all together and baked in a covered dish.