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Any of a variety of alternate ingredients that can be used instead of oil or butter in the preparation of foods.

A traditional Spanish tomato sauce that is often made with annatto seeds sautéed in pork fat or olive oil before being added to other ingredients.

A generic name, also spelled "chili," given to a broad range of over 200 varieties of hot peppers. Chile peppers are grown in different shapes, sizes, and flavors.

A variety of summer squash with a dark green skin covering an off-white flesh. The cylindrical variety is much like a cucumber in size and shape.

A highly prized and rare mushroom (fungus), that grows underground near the roots of trees. Most varieties of truffles that are considered edible are found 2 to 3 inches below the surface of the ground, but can be found as deep as 10 to 15 inches down.

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

A liquid sugar that is used for a flavoring both prior to the preparation of the food as well as after when the food is served.

(Scientific Name: Volvariella volvacea) An Asian mushroom which is cultivated to sell in two forms, unexpanded (unpeeled) or expanded (peeled).

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

A plant bearing seeds, which are not a true grain, but are used as one. Quinoa (pronounced “KEEN-wah”) is of the same botanical family as beets and produces clusters that contain thousands of tiny bead-shaped seeds that range in color from light beige to yellow to almost black.

(Scientific Name: Calvatia gigantea) A round, white or grayish-tan colored mushroom that grows or "puffs up" into the shape of a round ball.

A type of seasoned, chopped or blended meat that is used as an ingredient for stuffing’s, appetizers, and main dishes such as meatballs, pâtés, galantines, or terrines.

1. A product created by grinding and sifting various types of substances, such as grains, legumes, nuts, and some vegetables into a powdered form that varies from very soft to coarse in texture.

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