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The outer pod or shell covering a seed or fruit. A husk is also called a hull. Some husks, such as those from corn, are used in the preparation of foods for cooking.

A type of bean grown in India that is very similar to the mung bean and is a common ingredient for Indian cooking.

The outer covering on an ear of corn, which can be dried, cleaned and used as a wrap for steaming food.

A plant native to Mexico, growing low to the ground and bearing small tomatoes encased in papery husks that range in size from 1 to 2 inches in diameter.

Sweet corn that is prepared and eaten with the kernels remaining on the cob. Corn-on-the-cob is most often cooked using the boiling method in a large pot of water.

Considered to be a type of bush berry, this fruit is most often found growing in cooler climates. Surrounded by a pod that is a paper husk or calyx with visible veins, the Cape Gooseberry is a close relative to the Mexican tomatillo or the Ground Cherry, but it is not the same fruit.

Grain that has been hulled to remove the outer husk, cleaned, and possibly roasted. Similarly, groats are whole grains of oat and buckwheat kernels.

A chocolate powder produced from cocoa beans that have been roasted, husked, and processed to remove the fat, wihch is the cocoa butter contained in the bean.

A cracker that has been made from grain that is hulled (removing the outer husk), cleaned, and roasted or baked in some manner.

The outer pod or shell covering a seed or fruit. A hull is also called a husk.

The process of removing, peeling or discarding the outer covering on food items such as nuts, corn and shellfish.

A fruit growing on low bushes, referred to as a cherry or a tomato, that is a relative of the Mexican tomatillo but smaller in size and sweeter in flavor.

The kernel or seed of food plants that are used as a staple food source throughout the world. Plants such as wheat, barley, corn, oats, rye, and rice, are among the most popular cereal grains.

A large seed that is the edible fruit harvested from the coconut palm tree grown in tropical regions around the world.

A type of flour made from barley grain. The flour is usually produced from “pearled” barley, which refers to barley that has been scoured and polished to remove the husk and the bran.

A type of flavoring, coating, syrup, candy, dessert, or beverage made from the seeds of the cacao tree.

A type of corn that is often considered to be a vegetable rather than a grain because it is most often eaten fresh like a vegetable.

Made from steel that is formed into half-round holders, this type of utensil is designed to roast multiple ears of corn on the cob on grills and open fires.

A traditional variety of rice served in southeast Asian areas, specifically Vietnam, where the rice flakes are manually produced to create a dish known as "banh com" or simply "com" as it is often called.

The green leaf that grows on a banana tree, which can be dried, cleaned, cut to size, and then used as a wrap for steaming or heating food.