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A tropical root vegetable, grown as a shrub in temperate zones of Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, and South America, that is harvested for its root and leaves.

A type of chives, which is similar to regular chives, but has a stronger flavor. There are four main varieties of nira grass: green nira grass which is dark green in color and has a distinct pungent taste; yellow nira grass which is pale yellow in color and has a mild onion flavor; gau choy fa which has rounded stems that have a small flower bud at the tip; gau choy sum which resembles gau choy fa in visual appearance but has its own distinct flavor.

With an appearance similar to traditional celery but much smaller, this plant is most often used for a variety of Asian recipes.

A potato variety that is a cross between the South American wild, yellow potato and the North American white resulting in a light yellow skin, a fine-grained texture and a rich buttery flavor.

A brown skinned, oblong potato with a white interior, which is one of the most popular potatoes. It has a rough skin with numerous eyes and can grow quite large.

(Scientific Name: Stropharia rugosoannulata) An umbrella shaped mushroom with a cap that may grow up to 12 inches in diameter but is generally in the range of 2 to 6 inches.

One of the varieties of nuts harvested from the hickory tree that has a hard, thin, tan outer shell containing a beige and brown nut on the inside.

An oval shaped potato with a thin outer skin that is light tan in color and smooth overall with a few very small eyes.

A black colored seaweed native to Japan and Atlantic waters growing in small clumps of fronds that are coarse and stringy in appearance.

A flavorful, starchy tuber that can range in shape from a small and kidney-shaped variety to a larger barrel shaped root, similar to a sweet potato.

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

(Scientific Name: Boletus edulis) A rich meaty flavored mushroom that has a large, round cap that is pale yellowish brown to dark reddish brown in color and grows 2 to 8 inches in width.

(Scientific Name: Lentinula edodes) An Asian mushroom with a pale brown to dark reddish brown cap that is generally two to four inches wide.

(Scientific Name: Lentinula edodes) An Asian mushroom with a pale brown to dark reddish brown cap that is generally two to four inches wide.

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 vegetable from the chicory family, which has a tight head of dark scarlet leaves with creamy colored ribs.

A small, round off-white vegetable (legume) grown in a pod similar to a pea or bean. They have a delicious nutty flavor and can be used as an alternative to the lima bean.

A small green vegetable pods, elongated in shape, that contains numerous seeds, which release a sticky substance when cooked.

(Scientific Name: Pholiota nameko) A brown capped mushroom with a white stem that grows in groups of clusters of numerous stems and caps closely aligned.

An oil that is mostly derived from the seeds of a mustard plant found in India, which differs from the more common seeds that are found in the Mediterranean.