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A traditional Asian food consisting of cooked rice and one or several other ingredients that are made into small shaped servings to be eaten at home or for meals away from home, such as picnics or lunch box meals.

food thickener, thickening agent, liason, beurre manie,

A term used to describe one or many of the varieties of red-hot chilies that are grown throughout the world.

A pear-shaped fruit, also known as the cactus pear, that is produced from the tropical cactus plant known as the Prickly Pear cactus.

One of the most common and most popular of spices, the peppercorn is derived from the berries grown in clusters on the vine-like pepper plant.

A small green citrus fruit providing juice or peels that are added to food dishes to provide a tart taste as an ingredient.

A Japanese condiment made from ume plums that are harvested before they are ripe, and then soaked in a brine with red shiso leaves to be pickled.

A grain-like plant that is not actually a type of rice, but an aquatic grass bearing edible seeds that grows in wild marshy areas of fresh water lakes and rivers.

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

A large oval fruit native to India and Malaysia that grows on a tree related to the breadfruit tree....

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

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

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.

A dry shelled bean that grows within a large, knobby beige pod with patches of red running throughout the length of the bean pod.

A method, passed down by Native Americans, of cooking meat or fish on a seasoned wooden board. The food takes on some of the flavor from the wood while cooking, which is generally done by baking or broiling.

A delicately flavored dry cured ham, originating in Italy and made from the meat on the hindquarters of hogs.

Known as phyllo, filo or fillo, this product is a type of dough made with water and flour pressed into paper-thin sheets that become light and flaky when baked.

A semi-hard to hard well-known Italian cheese made from partially skimmed cow's milk processed during the spring, summer or fall.

A spice, native to the Spice Islands, that is used to add a sweet and savory flavor to a variety of foods.

A spice, native to the Spice Islands, that is used to add a sweet and savory flavor to a variety of foods.