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The largest member of the herring family, it has a slight oiliness to it and a mildly sweet flavor that resembles pompano and salmon.

A chemical or natural additive that is used to enhance or alter the color of a food being processed or prepared.

With a cream colored background accented in shades of dark burgundy markings, this variety of dried bean is similar in shape to other lima beans but is not related.

(Scientific Name: Grifola frondosa) Shades of gray-brown, white and tan decorate the layers of wrinkled caps on this delicate Asian mushroom, which grows multiple long stems from the base upwards as it forms a large leafy head.

A family of chile peppers that are grown in various shades of yellow. Most of the yellow peppers are sweet and mild to slightly hot in flavor.

A non-carbonated beverage flavored by tamarind, which is a tropical fruit from a shade tree that was originally found in Asia and North Africa.

A round or oval shaped fruit that is harvested from lower growing trees found in most of the temperate regions of the world.

Originating in New Zealand, this variety of apple has been developed with a distinctive shape and flavor.

A small pulse (legume) that is most commonly grown as a crop in India. It is used as a food for both human and animal consumption.

A fruit that is related to the pear and grown in the Mediterranean, the Middle East and the United States.

A type of flour made from rice kernels that have been processed to remove the outer hulls, but not the nutritious bran layers covering the kernel.

A perennial plant that has celery-like stalks that are greenish pink to dark red in color. Garden variety Rhubarb that is grown outside during the summer months matures from a green into a light pink colored stalk with streaks of green amongst lighter red shades of color.

Plaice is a flatfish, which is characterized by a very flat body and like other flatfish, have both eyes located on one side of the body.

(Scientific Name: Laetiporus sulphureus) Not to be confused with Hen of the Woods, this mushroom variety also is leafy in shape like the Hen of the Woods, both of which grow in a semi-circular form around tree trunks or stumps.

(Scientific Name: Lyophyllum shimeji) Small in size, this type of Asian mushroom is one of the numerous Shimeji varieties common to Japan.

talapia, tolapia, tilopia,

A root vegetable related to the turnip and horseradish family, with a crisp texture and a peppery hot flavor.

Any of the variety of food products grown or containing ingredients that have been produced without the use of antibiotics, chemicals, fertilizers, and pesticides.

A widely grown cereal grass that produces a grain, which has been a primary food source of many cultures for thousands of years.

A type of wine glass approved by the Institut National des Appellations d'Origine that is certified and approved for the sampling and tasting of wine.