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A plant in the fungus family, mushrooms come in many colors and shapes, with flavors ranging from mild and nutty to meaty, woodsy, and wild.
Industry:Culinary arts
Light cream contains 18 to 30 percent milk fat. Half-and-half is a mixture of milk and cream. They're interchangeable in most recipes; however, neither contains enough fat to be whipped.
Industry:Culinary arts
Dried seeds or fruits with edible kernels surrounded by a hard shell or rind. Nuts are available in many forms, such as chopped, slivered, and halved. Use the form called for in the recipe. In most recipes, the nuts are selected for their particular flavor and appearance; however, in general, walnuts may be substituted for pecans, and almonds for hazelnuts, and vice versa.
Industry:Culinary arts
A piece of meat or fish that has no bones. As a verb, fillet refers to the process of cutting meat or fish into fillets.
Industry:Culinary arts
Dried white or yellow corn kernels that have been soaked in lime or lye to remove the hull and germ. It is available canned or dried. Ground hominy is used to make grits.
Industry:Culinary arts
Specialty flours, such as whole wheat, graham, rye, oat, buckwheat, and soy, generally are combined with all-purpose flour in baking recipes because none has sufficient gluten to provide the right amount of elasticity on its own.
Industry:Culinary arts
The strongly scented, pungent bulb of a plant similar to onion. A garlic clove is one of the many small parts that make up a garlic bulb. Elephant garlic is bigger, more mild, and closely related to leek. Store firm, fresh, plump garlic bulbs in a cool, dry, dark place; leave bulbs are whole as individual cloves can get dried quickly. Convenient substitutes available; for each clove for a recipe, you use either 1/8 teaspoon of garlic powder or 1/2 teaspoon of smashed garlic.
Industry:Culinary arts
When reconstituted, this milk product can be used in cooking.
Industry:Culinary arts
