Long white Japanese vegetable of the radish family. Also known as mooli, it is mild and crunchy and good in salads. Unlike other radishes it is as good cooked as raw.

Although they're considered to be a weed, dandelions provide excellent salad leaves when young (larger, older leaves become bitter). The flowers can add a vibrant colour to a dish.

The stoned fruit of the palm tree, eaten either fresh or dried and sold in their clusters or in boxes. Dates are rich in sugar and also contain calcium, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium and vitamins B and B2.

Herb and seed with familiar "dill pickle" flavour; seed is more pungent than the herb.

Dim Sum means ?touch the heart? and is a term which collectively refers to a number of small steamed or fried Chinese snacks.

Double cream is 48 per cent fat and is the most versatile cream as it withstands boiling, whips and freezes well.