Posts in Cooking Terms

Lavender gem A hybrid citrus fruit created by crossing a white grapefruit with a tangelo. The result has a...

Mararchino liqueur A liqueur made from the Marasca cherry. It can also be used to substitute kirschwasser.

Pisco A grape brandy from Peru / Chile. The mixture is aged in a wax-lined container so that the...

Yuca Yuca is also known as cassava, a root native to South America but now imported from Africa. The...

Cake syrup A sugar syrup used to moisten and flavor cake layers. Some of the popular syrups used in  flavouring...

Calvados Apple brandy from France, orginating in the Normandy region. Known in the United States as applejack.                                                  a...

Gram flour A pale blond colored flour produced from ground chickpeas. It is nutritious, a high-protein flour that is...

Hiki-cha Japanese powdered green tea concentrate, also known as matcha or maccha

  Lovage Lovage is a tall herb ( can grow up to 7 feet tall)  in which just about...

Sago Similar to tapioca and used much in the same way, it is used as a thickener for  puddings...

Saccharimeter An instrument used to measure the sugar concentration in a liquid