chicken

allspice

almonds

anise

apples

apricots, dried

artichokes

avocadoes

bacon

bananas

BASIL: regular, cinnamon

BAY LEAF

beans: red, white

beer

bell peppers: red, green, yellow

bouquet garni

brandy, esp. apple (in sauce)

bread crumbs or panko

BUTTER, UNSALTED

buttermilk

Calvados

capers

cardamom

CARROTS

cashews (e.g., Indian cuisine, etc.)

cauliflower

cayenne

celery

celery root

celery seeds

chard

cheese: Asiago, blue, Comté, Emmental, Fontina, Parmesan

chervil

chicken livers

chickpeas

chile peppers: dried red (e.g., chipotle), fresh green (e.g., jalapeño)

chives

cider

cilantro

CINNAMON

cloves

coconut milk (e.g., Indian cuisine, etc.)

coriander

corn

cranberries: dried

cream (e.g., French, Indian cuisine, etc.)

crème fraîche

cumin

currants

curry leaves (e.g., Indian cuisine)

curry powder

curry sauce

daikon

dates

dill

dumplings

endive

escarole

fenugreek

figs

fines herbes (i.e., chervil, chives, parsley, tarragon)

fish sauce, Thai

five-spice powder

galangal

garam masala (e.g., Indian cuisine)

GARLIC

GINGER: fresh, ground

Grand Marnier

grapefruit, juice

grapes and grape juice

greens

guava

ham

hazelnuts

hoisin sauce

honey

kale

leeks

LEMON: juice, zest

lemongrass

lime, juice

mangoes

maple syrup

marjoram

mayonnaise

mint

mirepoix

molasses

MUSHROOMS: cultivated or wild (e.g., cepes, chanterelles, morels, portobello, shiitake, white)

mustard seeds

mustard: Dijon, dry, yellow

nutmeg

nuts: cashews, peanuts

OIL: canola, grapeseed, hazelnut, peanut, safflower, sesame, vegetable

OLIVE OIL

OLIVES: black, green, kalamata, niçoise

ONIONS: cipollini, pearl, red, Spanish, spring, sweet

orange: juice, zest

oregano

pancetta

paprika

PARSLEY, FLAT-LEAF (garnish)

parsnips

peaches

peanuts

pears

peas: black-eyed, green

PEPPER: BLACK, PINK, WHITE

pesto

pine nuts

polenta (accompaniment)

pomegranates and pomegranate molasses

poppy seeds

potatoes (accompaniment)

prosciutto

prunes

raisins

red pepper flakes

rice

ROSEMARY, fresh

saffron

sage

SALT:fleur de sel, kosher, sea

sauces, Mornay

sausages, esp. spicy (e.g., andouille)

savory

scallions

sesame seeds

shallots

sherry, dry (e.g., manzanilla)

sour cream

soy sauce

spinach

star anise

STOCKS: chicken, veal

sugar: brown, white (pinch)

sweet potatoes

Tabasco sauce

TARRAGON

THYME, FRESH

TOMATOES AND TOMATO PASTE

truffles

turmeric

turnips

vanilla

vermouth

VINEGAR: balsamic, Chinese black, cider, red wine, sherry, tarragon, white wine

waffles

whiskey

WINE: dry to off-dry white (e.g., Riesling), dry red, rice, sweet wine, vermouth

yogurt