Broccoli rabe: Broccoli rabe or rapini (Botanical name Brassica rapa Cima di Rapa Group = Brassica ruvo) is a species […]
Vegetables
Greens
Grelos: Grelos is a shoot of broccoli rabe harvested before flowering, with a taste reminiscent of broccoli but also […]
Romanesco artichoke
Romanesco artichoke: The Romanesco artichoke is a variety producing good-sized purple apples ((Asteraceae family – […]
Carciofi alla giudìa (Italian cuisine)
Carciofi alla giudìa (Italian cuisine): Carciofi alla giudìa (literally “Jewish artichokes”) are one of the […]
Turnep
Turnep: nm (word coming from English turnip, turnep, from to turn “to turn”, and Old English naep “[…]
Tomato puree
Tomato puree: Tomato puree is a thick liquid made by cooking and draining tomatoes. […]
Yukon Gold (potato)
Yukon Gold (potato): Yukon Gold is a variety of yellow-fleshed potato grown […]
grape tomato
Grape Tomato: A grape tomato is a variety of tomato thought to be of South Asian origin, similar in shape […]
Boucous peas
Boucoussou pea: The boucoussou pea is part of the Fabaceae family (botanical name: Lablab niger). Genre […]
Huauzontle
Huauzontle: The huauzontle is a species of edible plant native to Mexico (Amaranthaceae family – Botanical name Chenopodium […]
xoconostle
Xoconostle: The xoconostle is a Mexican cactus (Cactaceae family – Botanical name: Opuntia Joconostle) whose fruit […]
Chaya
Chaya: The chaya plant is native to Mexico (Euphorbiaceae family – Botanical name: Cnidoscolus aconitifolius). It has been used […]
Chipilin
Chipilín: Chipilín is a species of perennial herbaceous plants (Fabaceae family – botanical name: Crotalaria longirostrata), […]
Malagueta pepper
Malagueta pepper: The Malagueta pepper is a variety of Capsicum frutescens (family Solanaceae), is a type of pepper […]
Tabasco pepper
Tabasco pepper: The tabasco pepper is a variety of the pepper species Capsicum frutescens tabasco (family Solanaceae), native to […]
Reed
Reed: The term "reed" is used for various plants of fairly large moist soils, with hollow and rigid stems, […]
Chilhuacle Negro pepper
Chilhuacle Negro pepper: The Chilhuacle Negro pepper is a variety of pepper native to the regions of Oaxaca and […]
corn smut
Corn smut: Corn smut is a disease of corn caused by a pathogenic fungus, Ustilago maydis. […]
Synide
Synure: Synure is a genus of Asian plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family […]
Coral lens
Coral lentil: The lentil is a legume (or pulse). It is one of the first vegetables to have been […]
Konjac (plant)
Konjac (plant): Konjac is a plant of the Araceae family (Botanical name: Amorphophallus konjac). It's a […]
Dracena
Dracena: The dracena is a genus of plants of the Asparagaceae family (Botanical name: Dracaena). This genre […]
Couac (Guyanese cuisine)
Couac (Guyanese cuisine): Couac is a semolina made from peeled cassava root, macerated in water, […]
East Asian wild parsley
East Asian Wild Parsley: East Asian wild parsley (family Apiaceae – botanical name: Cryptotaenia […]
long calabash
Long gourd: The long gourd is a variety of gourd (Botanical name: Lagenaria longissima, sometimes related […]
Potato chip
Croustille: (word coming from crisp). A potato chip is a crisp, small fried slice made from potatoes, […]
Niger
Niger: Niger is a species of dicotyledonous plants of the Asteraceae family (Botanical name: Guizotia abyssinica […]
Marrowfat peas
Marrowfat peas: Marrowfat peas are ripe green peas (Fabaceae family – Botanical names: Pisum sativum […]
Fat lazy blonde (salad)
Big lazy blonde (salad): The big lazy blonde is a very large lettuce-type headed salad (Asteraceae family – […]
red corn
Red corn: Cultivated in the Basque Country (south-west of France), since the beginning of the 19th century, big corn […]