A long vegetable with edible pod.

A very large prawn.

Clarified pork fat, with high animal fat content.

A leavening agent is an organism or substance that when added to a dough of flour and water causes it to "rise" by evolving carbon dioxide or other gasses that become trapped as bubbles within the dough. Commonly used leavening agents include: baker's yeast; sourdough; yogurt; baking powder; steam and air.

An acidic citrus fruit that is rich in vitamin C. Called the "fruit with a thousand uses" it is one of the most vital favouring ingredients in the kitchen.

This root is available fresh, powdered or in a dried form.

A small green citrus fruit (quite similar to lemons).

Leaves of the lime tree that has a lemon-like flavour.

A flattened, stringy, spaghetti-like pasta.

A small hard encased fruit but the shell can be easily removed. Litchis originated in China.

A shellfish similar to crayfish and crab. There are two varieties of the clawed lobster, found in the Northern Atlantic and Mediterranean, this lobster has larger fleshier claws and a wider tail, almost blue-black in colour, that turns bright red when cooked. The spiny or rock lobster is brownish pink in colour. The flesh of the clawed lobster is slightly sweeter and tender than that of the spiny lobster.

A not too sweet cross between a raspberry and blackberry.