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food thickener, thickening agent, liason, beurre manie,

A Japanese sauce that is used as a dipping sauce for poached meats, dumplings, fried foods and seafood; as a sauce added to sauteed foods during cooking, or a salad and cooked greens vinaigrette; or as a dressing for Asian noodle dishes.

A creamy yellow, long root vegetable that resembles a carrot. The Parsnip has a rich sweet nut-like flavor and can be boiled, fried, glazed, creamed, and used as an ingredient for soups and stews.

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 thickening agent and food item made from pigskins or from beef bones, cartilage, and tendons. It is then processed into an unflavored, transparent protein powder and sold in a powder form, as granules, or as thin sheets which may be referred to as "leaves.

A chemical reaction that is the result of a substance being expose to oxygen. When the oxygen is exposed to certain elements it causes a change to occur, such as when some foods like apples and bananas have their peels removed and are exposed to oxygen, they turn brown.

Mustard is available in several different forms, all originating from the mustard plant. Mustard is first harvested as whole mustard seeds, which can then be ground into powdered or dry mustard.