Ingredients

1086 articles on substrates, cultures and additives.

All produce111Fruits39Leafy and stem vegetables34Roots and tubers12Alliums6Fruiting and pod vegetables6Seaweeds5Cabbages, mustards and other brassicas3Dried and preserved fruits2Pome fruit2Citrus fruit1Stone fruit1

Fruit, vegetables and seaweeds

Fine pale garlic powder with small clumps in an ivory bowl.
Spices and aromatics

Garlic powder

Finely ground dried garlic used to distribute garlic flavour through foods, distinct from coarser dried grades and garlic salt.

Fresh pineapple peel strips with patterned green-gold rind and pale yellow cut surfaces on an ivory ceramic plate.
Substrates

Pineapple peel

Pineapple peel is the tough, fibrous outer skin of Ananas comosus, comprising roughly a third of the fruit's mass. It serves as a flavoring substrate and fiber source in drinks like chicha de jora and tepache.

Peeled orange flesh with visible juicy vesicles in a small ivory dish.
Substrates

Orange pulp

Fresh orange segment flesh, prepared separately from rind and membranes, bringing juicy tissue, sweetness, acidity and aroma to marmalade and other foods.

Raw orange rind pieces with white pith and orange outer peel on an ivory surface.
Substrates

Orange peel with albedo

Orange rind retaining its white inner pith, combining aromatic outer peel with the body and pectin used in marmalade and other citrus preparations.

Loose whole dark-purple-black muscadine grapes in a shallow ivory dish.
Substrates

Dark-skinned muscadine grapes

Dark-fruited muscadines have thick coloured skins, soft aromatic pulp and prominent seeds, used fresh or made into juice, preserves and red wine.

One whole ripe lemon and a cut half on a warm ivory tabletop.
Substrates

Lemons

Lemons are aromatic, acidic citrus fruits whose peel, pith and juice serve different jobs in food and drink. The fruit is a hybrid with a complex history.

Small whole immature green figs in a plain dish.
Substrates

Green figs

Firm green figs are the unripe fruit of the fig tree selected for preserves that keep the fruit whole and let it absorb syrup.

Whole pale green amla fruits in a plain ceramic dish.
Substrates

Amla (Indian gooseberry)

Amla is the firm, sharply sour fruit of Phyllanthus emblica. Cooks transform it into murabba, pickles, chutneys, drinks and dried snacks.

Three whole yellow Galgal fruits in a plain shallow ceramic dish.
Substrates

Galgal fruit

Himachal galgal is a large sour hill citrus used for pickles, concentrated juice and fresh winter preparations; its botanical naming varies across authorities.

Small moist pieces of minced garlic on a shallow ivory dish.
Spices and aromatics

Minced garlic

Minced garlic is peeled Allium sativum cut into small, moist pieces, releasing the pungent sulfur aromas that season sauces, vegetables and meat preparations.

Three whole fresh parsnip roots on a warm ivory surface.
Substrates

Parsnips

Sweet, aromatic storage roots used as a cooked vegetable and in household wines, with starch and soluble sugars that change as the roots grow and are stored.