Ingredients - Kitchen Flashcards
Farro
An ancient wheat grain.
Farro is a food composed of the grains of certain wheat species, sold dried and prepared by cooking in water until soft, but still crunchy (many recommend first soaking overnight). People eat it plain, and often use it as an ingredient in salads, soups, and other dishes.
Fennel
Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) is a flowering plant species in the carrot family.[2] It is a hardy, perennial herb with yellow flowersand feathery leaves. It is indigenous to the shores of the Mediterranean but has become widely naturalized in many parts of the world, especially on dry soils near the sea-coast and on riverbanks.
Risotto
Risotto /rᵻˈzɒtoʊ/ (Italian: [riˈzɔtto] or [riˈsɔtto]) is a northern Italian rice dish cooked in a broth to a creamy consistency. The broth can be derived from meat, fish, or vegetables. Many types of risotto contain butter, wine, and onion. It is one of the most common ways of cooking rice in Italy.
Rice
Rice is the seed of the grass species Oryza sativa (Asian rice) or Oryza glaberrima (African rice). As a cereal grain, it is the most widely consumed staple food for a large part of the world’s human population, especially in Asia.
Merguez
Merguez is a sausage made with uncooked lamb, beef, or a mixture stuffed into a lamb-intestine casing. It is heavily spiced with cumin and chili pepper or harissa (which gives it its characteristic piquancy and red color) as well as other spices such as sumac, fennel, and garlic.
Merguez (Arabic: ﻤﺮﻛﺲ) /mɛərˈɡɛz/ is a red, spicy mutton- or beef-based fresh sausage from North African cuisine. It is also popular in the Middle East and Europe, having become particularly popular in France by the closing decades of the twentieth century.
Ciopino Sauce- Water Grill
Tomato
White WIne
Lobster Stock Broth
Fennel
Chili Flakes
Pernod
Pernod
France- Pernod is actually a successor of absinthe, the potent liquor popular in the 19th century. The exotic bouquet, when tasted neat, is potent and bittersweet; with the addition of water, it turns milky-opaque and has a long, licorice-like finish.