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A ham that is first treated with a salt mixture and then exposed to a natural air-curing process that dries and flavors the meat.

Milk that has not been pasteurized. It is thought to be healthier because it has all its natural nutrients but it is at more of a risk of becoming diseased.

A canning method where jars are filled with raw, unheated food. This method is acceptable for low-acid foods, but for acid foods it allows rapid loss of quality.

A partially refined sugar, which is light brown in color, coarse textured, and contains the natural molasses that is present in sugarcane.

An olive that is green in color and ready to be cured.

A descriptor of wine that is too young to consume, may be too acidic and unbalanced.

A stewing method used when the natural flavor from all the ingredients is desired rather than the flavor from the browning of the meat.

A group of sugars produced from sugar cane and categorized by the amount of refining that has occurred to process and purify the sugar.

Raw or cooked seafood served over a bed of rice, which is often part of a meal of sushi. Nigri is often formed into rectangular cakes of rice with a layer of wasabi sauce and a thin piece of raw fish or cooked seafood.

A bivalve mollusk, which is eaten raw or cooked. The Oyster's size, shape, texture and flavor will vary according to the area in which it is found.

A family of small oblong squash that may have a green or yellow skin and contain a firm inner flesh that provides a delicately mild flavor when served raw or cooked.

Originating in Switzerland, this cheese is made with raw (unpasteurized) cow's milk, typically as a wheel weighing over 225 pounds with a thin hard rind surrounding it.

A food served as both an appetizer and main meal. It is made with a combination of raw fish, vegetables (such as tomatoes, bell peppers, cilantro, green onions, and white onions) and marinated in a base of citrus juices with seasonings.

A raw or cooked food prepared by peeling, seeding and coarsely chopping, dicing or grinding the item making it ready to be served or combined with other ingredients.

A type of cured dry sausage made from raw muscle meat of pork, beef, veal, chicken, or turkey, that is ground up and mixed with fat.

Raw long or short grain rice that has been ground into a very fine powder. Flour made from long grain rice is used to make a soft, light bread and other baked goods.

Made from raw sheep's milk, this variety of cheese comes from the French island of Corsica in the Mediterranean.

An unrefined sugar or raw sugar made from the juice of sugar cane. Dark brown in color, Barbados sugar is fine-grained and soft-textured similar to brown sugar, providing a distinctively strong flavor when added to foods.

An unrefined or raw sugar coated with molasses and processed into crystals or cubes of sugar during the first crystallization of the cane syrup.

A sweet pepper is a mild to sweet flavored pepper that can be eaten raw or cooked. Some varieties have a sweet but bitter taste.