FOOD Flashcards

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Almonds

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An edible, oval nut with a hard shell, or the tree that it grows on

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Anchovy

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Any of a family of small fishes resembling herrings that includes several that are important food fishes used specially in appetizers, as garnish, and for making sauces and relishes

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Beef

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The flesh of an adult domestic bovine (such as a steer or cow) used as food

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Berry

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  1. a small roundish juicy fruit without a stone.
    “juniper berries”
    2.
    any of various kernels or seeds, such as the coffee bean
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Blackberry

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An edible soft fruit consisting of a cluster of soft purple-black drupelets.

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Boiled eggs

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to cook eggs in boiling water

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Breadcrumbs

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a small fragmented of bread

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Broccoli

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A cultivated variety of cabbage bearing heads of green or purplish flower buds that are eaten as a vegetable

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Camel

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either of two large ruminant mammals that have one or two large humps of store fat on the back and are used as draft and saddle animals in desert regions especially of Africa and Asia

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Consomme

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Clear soup made from meat or chicken stock.

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Celery

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An European herb of the carrot family

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Cinnamon

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An aromatic, dried bark of any of several tropical trees yielding a culinary spice, oil, and flavoring

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Chard

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A beet of a variety with broad white leaf stalks that may be prepared and eaten separately from the green parts of the leaf.

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Chicken broth

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A stock made with chicken. Chicken stock

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Chickpeas

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a round yellowish seed, used widely as food.
the leguminous Old World plant which bears chickpeas.

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Chili Chilies

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a small hot-tasting pod of a variety of capsicum, used chopped (and often dried) in sauces, relishes, and spice powders. There are various forms with pods of differing size, color, and strength of flavor, such as cascabels and jalapeños.
short for chili powder.
short for chili con carne.

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Cider

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Fermented apple juice often made sparkling by carbonation or fermentation in a sealed container

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Coconut

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the large, oval, brown seed of a tropical palm, consisting of a hard shell lined with edible white flesh and containing a clear liquid. It grows inside a woody husk, surrounded by fiber.

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Cottage cheese

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A bland soft white cheese made from the curds of skim milk

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Crackers

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A thin, flat, hard biscuit, especially one eaten with cheese

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Crutons

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Small pieces of fried or toasted bread served with soup or used as a garnish

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egg·plant
/ˈeɡˌplant/

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The purple egg-shaped fruit of a tropical Old World plant, which is eaten as a vegetable.

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Fried eggs

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An egg cooked in oil or fat

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Ham

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Meat from the upper part of a pig’s leg salted and dried or smoked.
“thin slices of ham”

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Custard, pastry cream

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A thick custard that is made of eggs, sugar, milk, flour or cornstarch, and usually flavoring and that is typically used as a filling for pastries and other baked goods

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Fetuchini

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Fettuccine

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Flesh

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the soft substance consisting of muscle and fat that is found between the skin and bones of an animal or a human.
“she grabbed Anna’s arm, her fingers sinking into the flesh”
am made of flesh and blood and bone, am I not? Opening her eyes, she raised the axe and let it fall, grimacing at the sounds of flesh splitting. Its flesh is likewise much esteemed.

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Grapefruit

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A large round citrus fruit with an acid juicy pulp

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Grapes

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A smooth-skinned juicy light green or deep red to purplish black berry eaten dried or fresh as a fruit or fermented to produce wine

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Jam

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A food made by boiling fruit and sugar to a thick consistency

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Kiwi fruit

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a fruit with a thin hairy skin, green flesh, and black seeds.
“a cream sponge with strawberries and kiwi fruit”
Cut the kiwi fruit in half and scoop the flesh into the blender. Arrange the kiwi fruit nicely on the top. She rented a small, secluded farmhouse adjacent to a kiwi fruit plantation.

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Mango

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Mango

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Marmalade

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A sweet food made from citrus fruit (especially bitter oranges) and sugar boiled to a thick consistency, usually eaten spread on toast.

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Mashed potatoes

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Potatoes that have been boiled and then crushed into a soft mass, typically with the addition of milk and butter.

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Meatballs

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A ball of ground or chopped meat, usually beef, with added seasonings.

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Melon

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Melon

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Mutton

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The flesh of a mature sheep used for food

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Onion soup

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A soup usually based on meat stock and onions, and often served gratinéed with croutons or a larger piece of bread covered with cheese

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Oregano

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Oregano

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Papaya

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Papaya

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Peach

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A round stone fruit with juicy yellow flesh and downy pinkish-yellow skin.

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Peanuts

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The oval seed of a South American plant, widely roasted and salted and eaten as a snack

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Plum

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An oval fleshy fruit that is purple, reddish, or yellow when ripe and contains a flattish pointed pit

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Pomegranate

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A several-celled reddish berry that is about the size of an orange with a thick leathery skin and many seeds with pulpy crimson arils of tart flavor

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Raspberry

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Any of various black or red edible berries that are aggreggate fruits consisting of numerous small drupes on a fleshy receptacle and thar are usually rounder and smaller than the closely related blackberries

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Roast beef

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Beef that has been cooked in the oven at a high heat

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Scrambled eggs

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A dish of eggs prepared by beating them with a little liquid and then cooking and stirring gently

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Spices

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An aromatic or pungent vegetable substance used to flavor food, e.g. cloves, pepper, or cumin.
“Enjoy the taste and aroma of freshly ground spices”

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Stew

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a dish of meat and vegetables cooked slowly in liquid in a closed dish or pan

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Syrup

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A thick sticky solution of sugar and water often flavored or medicated

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Tangerine

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Any of various mandarin oranges that have usually deep orange skin and pulp

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Watermelon

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The large fruit of a plant of the gourd family, with smooth green skin, red pulp, and watery juice.

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Whipped cream

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Cream, typically sweetened, that has been beaten until it is light and fluffy