Thursday, January 8, 2009

Basic ingredients

Basic ingredients for cooking basics :

* Cereals

Maize - Rice - Wheat (Bread, Noodles)

* Cooking fats and oils

Butter - Canola oil - Coconut oil - Corn oil - Flaxseed oil - Lard - Margarine - Olive oil - Palm oil - Peanut oil - Rapeseed oil - Sesame oil - Soybean oil - Sunflower oil - Tallow

* Dairy

Buttermilk - Cheese - Cream - Milk - Yogurt

* Eggs

* Fruits

Apples - Cherries - Pears

* Legumes

Beans - Lentils - Soy (Miso, Soy cheese, Soy milk, Soy sauce, Soy yogurt, Textured soy protein, Tofu)

* Meat

Beef - Fish - Mutton - Poultry - Pork

* Mushrooms

Champignon

* Seasonings

Herbs (Parsley) - Spices (Pepper, Salt) - Sweeteners (Agave syrup, Fructose, Glucose, Honey, Stevia, Sugar)

* Vegetables

Cucumber - Eggplants - Garlic - Onions - Potatoes - Squash - Tomatoes