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sabayon
an airy custard of egg yolks, wine, and sugar
salmi
flavorful, wine-based stew of roasted gamebird
saltimbocca
veal or chicken and prosciutto sautéed
in butter and white wine
Sancerre
a type of wine
sashimi
sliced raw fish
satay
cubed and skewered meat, poultry,
or fish commonly served with peanut sauce
Sauternes
a sweet French wine
scallopine
meat dusted in flour and sautéed
scampi
large split broiled shrimp
or sometimes the tail portion of a tiny lobster
serrano
small, hot chile pepper
shiitake
large, meaty mushroom
skate
firm, white, sting-ray shaped fish
with meat similar to scallops
sofritto
mixture of celery, onions, peppers,
garlic and herbs sautéed in olive oil
squab
young, tender, land-bound pigeon
steamers
small soft-shell clams
succotash
cooked mixture of lima beans and
corn kernels, common in the South
sunchokes
a.k.a. Jerusalem artichoke, a sweet, nutty kind of sunflower with a
lumpy, brown-skinned tuber that resembles a ginger root
sweetbreads
the thymus glands of young beef, pork or lamb
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tagine
stew of meat and/or vegetables, olives and spices
tagliarini
long, thin, ribbon-like noodles
tahini
ground sesame seed paste, often with olive oil
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tamarind
fruit that produces a sour pulp used as a flavoring
tandoori
a method of cooking meats in a
super hot brick and clay oven
tapenade
a paste of olives, capers, anchovies,
olive oil and seasonings
tapas
appetizers popular in Spain,
sometimes eaten as a meal
tarama salatta, taramasalata
mixture of roe, bread crumbs, lemon juice,
olive oil, and seasonings
tartare
finely-chopped, seasoned raw beef
tarte tatin
French upside-down apple tart
tempura
vegetables or fish dipped in batter and deep-fried
terrine
container often used for pâtés
tomatillos
small green very firm tomatoes
truffle
rare fungus that grows underground near tree roots
and is harvested by hand
trumpet
wild, trumpet-shaped mushroom
turbot
mild flavored white fish
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velouté
a sauce of stock, flour and butter
verjus
sour liquid made from unripe fruit
vermicelli
pasta with very thin strands
vichyssoise
creamy chilled potato soup
vinaigrette
an oil and vinegar sauce
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wasabi
the green-colored Japanese version of horseradish
watercress
small, peppery greens good in salads or cooked dishes
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zabaglione
Italian name for French sabayon
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