Dictionaries & Indexes

Puzzled about a recipe ingredient?  Cooking Light has a fairly complete glossary of Ingredient Terms.

Puzzled about a cooking instruction?  Practical Kitchen has a GLOSSARY OF COOKING TERMS  that will probably tell you what you want to know.

Out of the Frying Pan has a really great index to seasonings, call Herbs and Spices Encyclopedia.  It's worth a look.

Guide to pasta types with photos at I Love Pasta.

The Cajun Dictionary will clue you in on Cajun/Louisiana cooking and food terms.

Puzzled over an ingredient you never heard of before?  Check it out at Cooks' Thesaurus.

Italian cooking terms explained, from Mama's Cucina (Ragu's site).   Includes a special pasta glossary.  Mangia bene!

A Dictionary of cooking terms is offered by The Reluctant Gourmet.

World Cheese Index - find out about your favorite cheeses and explore new ones.

Another index to cheeses by The Reluctant Gourmet.

If you aren't familiar with some of them, wish to learn more about odd ones, or just look at something really pretty, go to the Herbs and Spices Index provided by Diana's Gourmet Corner.