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Food items of note

escargot French. snail. -
bulgur a quick cooking form of wheat.
courgette zucchini - squash
Capers Capers are pickled unopened flower buds of a plant (capparis spinosa). Mainly mediterranean in origin.
foie gras The fattened liver of fowl. Marinated in port/wine/water.
kumquat Fruits from the kumquat tree. Look like small oranges. Should be eaten whole.
Cornflour or Cornstarch A starch made from wheat used to thicken sauces
Couscous Separated grain of wheat. Usually its milled but as a grain is an alternative to rice.
Green Shallots or Scallions or Spring onions variety of onion. small bulb with green stalk.
Brioche A soft light textured bread.
Meringue A dessert topping made from beaten eggs and sugar
Hollandaise sauceA hardly cooked, gently thickened egg-yolk and butter sauce, usually with lemon juice but occasionally with vinegar. The lemon flavor should be prominent but not overwhelming. Main flavor of Eggs Benedict
Mesquite Mesquite is a shrub that is used popularly as a flavor enhancer (in the form of wood chips.. ???). Mesquite is popular in bbq foods.
Pâté paste made of meat. eg chicken liver pâté. foie de gras pâté is paste of foie de gras
Kale or collards A kind of cabbage plant?
bouillabaisse A stew made of two different kinds of fish
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