Ingredient Glossary

Featured Ingredients

Kumquat

Kumquat: Kumquats are small, bright orange, egg-shaped citrus fruit. They’re completely edible, from the tart rind to the fragrant juicy pulp. Simply pop them in your mouth for an afternoon snack or try them candied, stewed or in baked goods. Their season runs from mid-...

Pickled ginger

Pickled ginger: Pickled ginger—most often served with sushi—can be found in natural-foods stores, Asian markets and in the supermarket produce department.

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Portobello mushroom

Portobello mushroom: This large, dark brown mushroom with a wide, flaring, flat cap is actually a mature cremini. While the stems are usually too woody to eat, Portobello mushroom caps have an especially rich and meaty texture.

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Quinoa

Quinoa: Quinoa is a delicately flavored grain that was a staple in the ancient Incas’ diet. It is available in most natural-foods stores and many supermarkets. Toasting the grain before cooking enhances its flavor and rinsing removes any residue of saponin, quinoa’s natural...

Napa cabbage

Napa cabbage: Napa cabbage has an elongated head and is pale green in color with tender, tapered white ribs. Its tightly packed, crinkled leaves have a crisp texture. Discard the cone-shaped core. One small head yields about 8 cups shredded.

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Tomatillos

Tomatillos: Tomatillos look like small green tomatoes covered by a parchment-like husk. Often found in salsas and salads, they can be used raw but cooking enhances the flavor and softens the tough outer skin. Look for them near the tomatoes in your supermarket.

Fresh Mint: The one herb every kitchen needs

Grow this refreshing herb at home and use it to infuse recipes with flavor.If there’s one herb your kitchen garden needs, it’s mint. Excellent in teas, fruit salads and, of course, mojitos, mint also has a long history as a medicinal herb. Since Hippocrates’ time, it’s...

» Fresh Mint: The one herb every kitchen needs

All Ingredients

Spices, etc.: Ancho chiles; Annatto; Black bean-garlic sauce; Cajun seasoning; Candied citron; Candied orange peel; Chervil; Chile-garlic sauce; Chiles; Chipotle chiles; Cinnamon; Coriander seeds; Crystallized ginger; Curry leaves; Curry paste; Dried chrysanthemums; Dried shrimp; Dry sea scallops; Fermented black beans; Fish sauce; Five-spice powder; Galangal; Garam masala; Ginger juice; Harissa; Herbes de Provence; Hoisin sauce; Jerk sauce; Jerk seasoning; Juniper berries; Korean chili powder; Lavender flowers; Lemongrass; Lime leaves; Lingonberries; Liquid smoke; Madras curry powder; Maple extract; Maple sugar; Mint; Miso; New Mexican chile; Orange-flower water; Oyster sauce; Pasilla chiles; Pickled ginger; Piment d’Espelette; Preserved lemons; Saffron; Sambal olek; Sambhar masala; Shiso; Smoked paprika; Sriracha; Sumac; Tamarind; Thai basil; Thai chiles; Vanilla beans; Wasabi powder; Zatar

Fruits & Vegetables: Arugula; Asian pears; Boniato; Broccolini; Calabaza; Celeriac; Cremini mushrooms; Daikon; Dried mushrooms; Edamame; Enoki mushrooms; Green papaya; Haricots verts; Jicama; Kabocha; Key limes; Kohlrabi; Korean zucchini; Kumquat; Leeks; Mâche; Morel mushrooms; Napa cabbage; Oil-cured olives; Papaya; Pea shoot; Plantains; Poblano chiles; Portobello mushroom; Precooked diced or shredded potatoes; Preshredded cabbage; Purple potatoes; Sour cherries; Sprouted beans; Sun-dried tomatoes; Tomatillos; Watercress; Watermelons

Sweeteners: Agave nectar or syrup; Palm sugar; Superfine sugar

Nuts & Seeds: Black sesame seeds; Chestnuts; Flaxseeds; Marcona almonds; Pepitas; Soy nuts; Toasted sesame seeds

Oils & Vinegars: Almond oil; Chinkiang vinegar; Cinnamon oil; Flaxseed oil; Garlic oil; Nut oils; Rice bran oil; Rice vinegar; Sherry vinegar; Walnut oil; White balsamic vinegar

Alcohol: Cream sherry; Grappa; Kirsch; Madeira; Marsala; Mirin; Port; Sake; Shao Hsing; Sherry

Dairy & Eggs: Dried egg whites; Evaporated milk; Farmer cheese; Ghee; Goat cheese; Pasteurized liquid “egg products”; Quark; Queso blanco; Ricotta salata

Baking: Baking raisins; Bread-machine yeast; Candied violets; Cocoa nibs; Coconut chips; Dutch-process cocoa; Food dyes, natural; Lighter Bake; Mexican chocolate; Prune pie filling; White Whole Wheat Flour

Flours: Bread flour; Buckwheat flour; Cake flour; Instant flour; Masa harina; Oat flour; Rice flour; Soy flour; Tapioca starch; White whole-wheat flour; Whole-wheat pastry flour

Meat, Fish, Seafood, Meat Substitutes: Andouille sausage; Baked tofu; Boneless duck breast; Boneless, skinless chicken breasts; Calamari; Capicola; Chicken tenders; Chorizo; Chunk light tuna; Cod; Cornish game hens; Country ham; Crabmeat; Pancetta; Prosciutto; Rotisserie chicken; Seitan; Serrano ham; Shrimp; Skirt steak; Sole; Spanish-style chorizo; Tempeh; Tofu; Turkey tenderloin

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