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A food spread that is made from roasted sweet peppers, which can use any variety of sweet pepper as the base for the spread.

A food spread typically made with Italian black olives that are pureed and mixed with olive oil and black pepper.

Often referred to as a preserve, this fruit spread can be used like a jam or a preserve to be spread on crackers, bread, toasted foods, or baked goods.

An appetizer dip or spread that is common for use with Lebanese foods. Made from a mixture of walnuts, red sweet peppers, breadcrumbs, olive oil, and pomegranate juice, this appetizer is often served with flat breads or some crumb breads such as pita bread that is warmed or toasted.

A small flat, round bladed utensil that is serrated on one side and smooth on the other, appearing somewhat like a round spatula.

An oil that is extracted from the seeds or nuts of vegetable plants, such as corn, soybeans, peanuts, safflower seeds, sunflower seeds, and rape seeds (used for canola oil), that is turned into a spreadable form of margarine to be used as a replacement for butter.

Soft fresh cheeses that have a creamy smooth texture allowing the cheese to be easily shaped or spread onto other foods, such as crackers, fruits and vegetables.

A type of hot sandwich consisting of thin slices of tender roast beef layered on a French baguette and served with the flavorful beef sauce known as au jus (pronounced oh zhoo'), which is French for “with juice” (au jus typically accompanies prime rib).

A kitchen utensil generally made of wood, which is used to evenly distribute the crêpe batter as it is spread over flat-bottomed pans.

A fresh cheese, popular in Spain and Mexico that is white in color and grainy in texture. As a soft, spreadable cheese, it provides a mildly sweet flavor similar to fresh milk.

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A rich creamy paste, made from sesame seeds and sesame oil, which is used to enrich the flavor and texture of many Middle Eastern sweet and savory dishes.

Produced from a plum, this red colored seasoning is made from the juices created by the pickling of ume plums.

A moulded crust that serves as an edible container for various food ingredients. Croustades are traditionally formed into a circular or bowl shape to be filled with savory foods, which are then served as a main dish, an appetizer or a dessert.

Ham meat or a mixture of ham and pork shoulder meat that is cured and then cooked with water, spices and other ingredients.

A nut butter, made from the nuts grown on argan trees which are native to southwestern Morocco. Uncommon in other areas of the world, argan trees are twisted and gnarled in appearance with thorny branches.

A type of unripened cheese with a smooth texture and a sweet tangy flavor that is produced from milk and/or cream.

An edible oil obtained from the nuts grown on argan trees that is used for cooking and seasoning. Native to southwestern Morocco, the argan tree is not common in any other area of the world, although efforts are underway to grow this variety of tree in other countries.

Originating in the Normandy region of France, this cheese is a soft unripened cheese, which is very similar to cream cheese in texture, taste and use.

A variety of blue cheese that comes from the state of Iowa in the U.S. It is a traditional farmhouse cheese made from unpasteurized cow's milk.