Arrowroot is used as a thickening agent for gravies and sauces. Will give a nice gloss to the food you add it to.
Aji Amarillo is a yellow chile pepper common in Peruvian dishes. Sometimes you can find this variety of chile green or orange as well depending on the maturity of the fruit. It has mild to medium heat.
Almond extract is made from bitter almond oil and ethyl alcohol, it is strong and sweet used in many baked goods.
Using Anaheim Chile Peppers (New Mexican Chiles)
Anaheim peppers also known as New Mexican chiles, can range in heat level depending on where they are cultivated, maturity level, and how they are prepared. These chiles range in color from light green to red. These peppers are commonly used in decorative chile hangings called ristras.
Banana leaves are cut from the banana plant and are used as a wrapping to cook food in, instead of tin foil. Banana leaves leave a slight aroma and flavor to the foods cooked in them. Food wrapped in banana leaves can be steamed, baked or grilled.
Superfine or 10X sugar (also known as Ultrafine, bakers, castor or bar sugar) is regular sugar that has been ground into a fine powder. It will dissolve easily into beverages and baking mixes. This differs from powdered sugar (or confectioner's sugar) because of the addition of cornstarch to prevent the powdered sugar from caking and powdered sugar is even finer. If you have no powdered sugar, you can put some granulated (regular) sugar in a blender with a pinch of cornstarch and process it.
The amount of ethyl alcohol contained by volume in wine and liquor. Its presence is measured in percent by volume or "proof." When consuming wine, the amount of alcohol affects the character of the wine and must be clearly stated on the label as required by law.
The transparent protein substance that makes up an egg white.
The Italian word for garlic. A food ingredient may be referred to as agilio e olio or garlic and oil...
A favored Japanese appetizer made of fried tofu which is served with a special sauce. A Japanese food dish that consists of tofu, a soybean based food, that is deep-fried in oil...
A nonalcoholic beverage made from fruit juice, water, and sweetener. The drink is given the name of the fruit juice used in its preparation such as lemonade or limeade.
What is Agar (Agar-Agar) (Bengal isinglass)?
A product obtained from various seaweeds, known also under the name of Japanese moss, Ceylon moss. Agar-Agar is found in the form of thin, crinkly, whitish, transparent strips. It gets slightly swollen...
A blue cheese variety that originated in Sweden. It is made from cow's milk and it is characterized by streaks of dull blue mold that are throughout the cheese. Like other blue...
A Danish pancake that has a round ball-like shape rather than a flattened rounded shape, like a crepe or a traditional flatbread pancake. The aebleskiver is made with a batter that is...
A cooking utensil designed specifically for making the Danish pancake ball known as an aebleskiver, ebleskiver or apple dumpling. This pancake has a round ball-like shape rather than a flattened rounded shape...
A small, oval bean, reddish-brown to maroon in color, and native to China. It is usually sold in a dried form, but can also be purchased as a paste or flour. It...
The genus of South American plants belonging to the family Agavacea - a native of Mexico. In Cuba and Mexico, its pulp is fermented to make an alcoholic beverage which is called pulque...
A Japanese term used to describe foods that are mixed with a traditional pured tofu dressing that complements the ingredients. It may be a main dish having a dressing similar to a...
Taste which returns to the mouth after ingestion of certain foods and beverages. Term describing the taste that remains in your mouth after wine has been consumed, spit, or swallowed. The aftertaste...
A beverage traditionally served in the Netherlands that is made from egg yolks and brandy. It has a thick creamy consistency, similar to egg nog with a sweet flavor. The Dutch term for this drink is advocaatenborrel..
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Arrowroot is used as a thickening agent for gravies and sauces. Will give a nice gloss to the food you add it to.
Aji Amarillo is a yellow chile pepper common in Peruvian dishes. Sometimes you can find this variety of chile green or orange as well depending on the maturity of the fruit. It has mild to medium heat.
Almond extract is made from bitter almond oil and ethyl alcohol, it is strong and sweet used in many baked goods.
Using Anaheim Chile Peppers (New Mexican Chiles)
Anaheim peppers also known as New Mexican chiles, can range in heat level depending on where they are cultivated, maturity level, and how they are prepared. These chiles range in color from light green to red. These peppers are commonly used in decorative chile hangings called ristras.
