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| | | | | Lactic_Acid :
a colorless liquid produced as milk sugar ferments and milk sours. It is used to curdle milk in cheese making.
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| | | | | ladle
: to move portions of a food using a ladle. A utensil with a cup-like bowl and a long hooked or pierced handle
and available in various sizes; used to pour sauces and liquids (ex. soups) and to push sauces and other foods through a sieve
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| | | | | Ladyfingers : a small finger-shaped
sponge cake, like a cookie. Recipe ►
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| | | | | Lager : any light beer.
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| | | | | Lamb :
the meat of a sheep slaughtered when less than 1 year old; generally tender with a mild flavor; also known as a yearling.
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| | | | | Lamb's_Fry
: the heart, liver, sweetbread and inside fat of the lamb.
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| | | | | Lamb's_Lettuce :
a handy annual plant also known as corn salad. A salad green.
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| | | | | Lamb's_Wool : a fancy hot alcoholic drink made of hot sweetened ale, roasted apples, and nutmeg or ginger.
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| | | | | Langouste : see spiny lobster.
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| | | | | Lard :
tenderized hog fat used in pie crusts and for deep-frying. Also, to insert strips of fat into meat to keep it moist and add
flavor.
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| | | | | Larding_Needle
: a long needle with a large eye, used to insert strips of fat into lean meats.
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| | | | | Lasagne : 1. Wide, flat Italian pasta sheets with ruffled or smooth edges.
2. An Italian dish made with boiled lasagna layered with cheese (usually ricotta and mozzarella) and meats and/or vegetables
and topped with a tomato, meat and/or béchamel sauce and baked.
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| | | | | Layer_Cake :
two, three or more layers of cake with a filling between.
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| | | | | Lazy_Susan : a revolving tray that sits in the middle of a dining table. Usually round.
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| | | |  | Laurel
: bay leaf. | | |
| | | |  | Lavender
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| | | | | Lean : the FDA-approved food-labeling term used to describe meat, poultry, game, fish or shellfish that
contains less than 10 grams of fat, less than 4 grams of saturated fat and less than 95 mg of cholesterol per serving or per
100 grams.
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| | | | | Leaven :
to lighten and increase the volume of bakery products. Leavening agents are yeast, baking powder, baking soda and eggs.
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| | | | | Leavening_Agent
: 1. A substance used to leaven a dough or batter; may be natural (ex. air or steam), chemical (ex. baking
powder or baking soda) or biological (ex. yeast).
2. A type of food additive used to produce or stimulate production of carbon dioxide in baked goods to impart a light texture.
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| | | |  | Leek ;
a member of the lily family (Allium porrum); has a thick, cylindrical white stalk with a slightly bulbous root end and many
flat, dull dark green leaves; the tender white stalk has a flavor that is sweeter and stronger than a scallion but milder
than an onion and is used in salads and as a flavoring.
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| | | | | Lees : the sediment of dregs left as wine or liquors ferments. Also, the settling of a liquid.
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| | | | | Légumes :
a large group of plants that have double-seamed pods, containing a single row of seeds; depending on the variety, the seeds,
pod and seeds together, or the dried seeds, are eaten.
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| | | |  | Lemon : a citrus fruit (Citrus limon) with a bright yellow skin, and an ovoid shape with a bulge at
the blossom end, juicy yellow flesh and a very tart, distinctive flavor.
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| | | | | Pink lemons
| Meyer
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| | | |  | Lemon Balm :
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| | | |  | Lemongrass
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| | | | | Lemon_Sole : a particularly
delicate flounder taken in the waters of Georges Bank, Cape Cod and Massachusetts.
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| | | |  | Lemon Verbena
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| | | |  | Lentils : the small flat seeds of a variety of legumes (Lens esculenta); sold shelled, dried
or cooked.
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| | | | | Petite Crimson
| Black Beluga
| Red Chief
| Flower
| Seeds
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| | | | | Lettuce :
any of a variety of plants of the genus Lactuca, probably native to the Mediterranean and now grown worldwide; their leaves
are generally consumed fresh in salads or used as a garnish. There are three principal types of lettuces: butterhead, crisp
head and leaf.
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| | | | | Liaison : a thickening or binding agent for soups, sauces, stuffings and so on. Examples are flour,
beurre manié (see above), cornstarch, eggs, arrowroot, etc.
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| | | | | Light :
the FDA-approved food-labeling term used to describe a nutritionally altered food with at least 33% less calories, 50% less
fat or 50% less sodium than the regular or reference (i.e. FDA standard) food.
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| | | | | Lights : the lungs of an animal.
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| | | |  | Lima Beans :
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| | | |  | Lime
: an ovoid citrus fruit (Citrus aurantifolia) with
a thin, green skin; smaller than a lemon, it has a juicy, pale green pulp and a very tart flavor.
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| | | | | Lemons & Limes
| Limequat
| Lime Leaf
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| | | | | Linguine : Italian for small tongue and used to describe long, narrow, slightly flattened strands of
pasta.
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| | | |  | Linseed :
Flower | | |
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| | | | | Linzer_Torte
: a double hazelnut cookie filled with jam and made famous in Vienna, Austria.
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| | | | | liqueur : a sweet alcoholic drink also known as a cordial and as a digestif, to be drunk after
meals and served in small glasses. Also used to flavor desserts and in pastry making.
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| | | | | Littleneck_Clams
: clams 1 1/2 inches long.
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| | | |  | Lobster
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| | | |  | Lobster Mushrooms :
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| | | |  | Lolla Rossa
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| | | | | Lo_Mein : 1. Fresh Chinese egg noodles.
2. A Chinese-American dish of poultry, shrimp and/or meat with vegetables such as bean sprouts, mushrooms, water chestnuts,
bamboo shoots and green onions served over soft noodles.
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| | | |  | Longan
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| | | |  | Loquat : a small citrus fruit that sweetens as it ripens. It is good peeled, stewed with sugar, and
served with cream or combined with other fruits.
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| | | | | Lotus_Root
: a water lily whose root is used as a vegetable. It is crisp when fresh. Sold dried, cut into rounds in Oriental markets.
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| | | | | Lotus_Seeds
: small and nutlike, these can be eaten raw or cooked into a stuffing.
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| | | | | Luau :
a traditional Hawaiian freest featuring roast pig.
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| | | |  | Lychee : a small fruit native to South China. It has a sweet-sour flavor and is considered as good canned
as fresh. Other similar fruits are : Longan , Rambutan .
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| | | | | Lyonnaise_à_la
: à la - “in the style of Lyons”, literally, and usually featuring shredded fried onions as a garnish.
Lyons is a city in central France famous for its cuisine.
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