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A light colored oil pressed from the "copra" (meat) of a coconut. It solidifies at room temperature and has a buttery texture.

An green colored herb sauce made from mint leaves, sugar and vinegar. Mint sauce is a common sauce applied as a marinade to poultry, fish or meat, most notably lamb.

A black colored seaweed native to Japan that grows in small clumps of fronds with the appearance of tiny tree branches.

A variety of legume that is small and oval-shaped, pale pink in color, and grown throughout the world.

A snack food made from corn and flour that is shaped and then baked or deep-fat fried resulting in a crispy chip, similar to a potato chip.

A variety of hams that are considered to be part of a family of "specialty hams". Hams such as Kentucky, Smithfield, or Virginia are country hams that are dry cured, salted heavily,and then generally aged for 6 months to a year.

A type of chile that is yellow in color with a very hot flavor. They can be used to add spice to many types of dishes and are often added whole to flavor foods as they cook or added as a garnish.

A type of chile pepper that is about 5 inches in length, is green or red in color, and has a mild to medium-hot flavor.

A granulated sugar produced into very fine textured grains of sugar. Often referred to as "castor" sugar in Britain, this sweetener is an unrefined sugar made from unrefined sugar cane.

A type of flatbread or pancake that is a traditional food from India. Dosas are made from a batter of rice and other ingredients that are mixed together and then poured onto a griddle for baking until they turn a crispy light brown in color.

A variety of tomato that is small and round and most often used whole in salads or as a snack food and appetizer.

A type of grain cultivated in Ethiopia where it is a staple food crop. Teff is difficult to find in great quantities anywhere else in the world.

A long oblong-shaped squash with a tan or cream-colored thick outer skin and a golden fine textured inner flesh.

A silvery, green colored vegetable that looks like flat celery stalks with a flavor resembling an artichoke, salsify and celery, only slightly more bitter.

A tan colored, rough skinned yam that has a white flesh that is sticky and becomes gooey when grated or julienne.

A thin-skinned citrus fruit that is typically small in size with a flattened oval shape and a bright orange coloring.

A sweet, aromatic fruit that provides a sweet juicy meat beneath a soft outer flesh when fully ripe....

A root vegetable, native to the Mediterranean that closely resembles a parsnip, but has a pale white color rather than creamy yellow.

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

A thin, round, white noodle made from wheat flour. It is similar to vermicelli. Strands of somen are generally found dried and often packaged in band tied bundles.