lobster
(e.g., Syrah), port
anchovies
apples
artichokes
asparagus
avocado
bacon
basil
bay leaf
beans: green, flageolets, white
beets
bell peppers, esp. red, yellow, and/or roasted
brandy
BUTTER, unsalted
cabbage, esp. savoy
capers
carrots
caviar
cayenne
celery
celery root
Champagne
cheese: Gruyère, Parmesan
chervil
chile peppers, jalapeño
chili paste
Chinese cuisine
chives
cilantro
cinnamon
clams
clove
coconut and coconut milk
cognac
coriander
corn
crab
cream
crème fraîche
cucumbers
cumin
curry leaf
curry: paste (red), powder
daikon
dill
eggs and egg yolks
endive
fennel
fennel seeds
fenugreek seeds
figs
fish sauce, Thai
foie gras
frisée
GARLIC
ginger, fresh
grapefruit
grapes
guacamole
haricots verts
honey
horseradish
kiwi fruit
kumquats
leeks
lemon, Meyer
LEMON: juice, zest
lemongrass
lentils
lime: leaf (kaffir), juice
lobster roe
macaroni and cheese
mace
mâche
mangoes
mascarpone
mayonnaise
Mediterranean cuisine
mint
mirepoix
miso, white
mushrooms: button, cepes, chanterelles, cremini, porcini, shiitake, white, wild
mussels
mustard: dry, seeds
New England cuisine
nutmeg
OIL: canola, corn, grapeseed, hazelnut, peanut, sesame, vegetable, walnut
olive oil
onions, esp. pearl, red, Spanish
orange (juice, zest) and clementine
oyster sauce
papaya
paprika, sweet
parsley, flat-leaf
parsnips
passion fruit
pasta (e.g., macaroni)
peanuts
peas
peas, snow
pepper: black, white
Pernod
pineapple
port
potatoes, esp. fingerling or new
pumpkin
radicchio
red pepper flakes
rhubarb
rice, esp. sticky, and risotto
rosemary
saffron
SALT: kosher, sea, sel gris
sauces, béchamel
scallions
scallops
sea urchin
shallots
shrimp
snow peas
Southern cuisine
soy sauce
spinach
squid
star anise
stocks: chicken, fish, lobster, shellfish, veal, vegetable
Tabasco sauce
tamarind, puree
tarragon
thyme
TOMATOES: juice, paste, pulp
truffles: black, juice
vanilla
vermouth, dry
vinaigrette, esp. citrus
VINEGAR: red wine, rice wine, sherry, white wine
vodka
wasabi
water chestnuts
watermelon
whiskey
WINE: dry to off-dry white (e.g., Gewürztraminer or Riesling), dry red
Worcestershire sauce
yuzu juice