Brie cheese, called "The Queen of Cheeses," is a soft cheese made from cow's milk. The majority of cheeses labeled as Brie available from your local grocery store are pasteurized, although raw milk varieties are available from specialty cheese shops and via the Internet.
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A Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pie, available both in both single and family packs, features two soft and chewy oatmeal cookies with a layer of sweet, white cream in between.
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The next time you're in a specialty produce shop and see a small, pink-colored fruit with spiky hairs on the skin, pick it up: this is the rambutan fruit, an exotic fruit native to Malaysia and Indonesia.
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The McDonald's Filet-o-Fish sandwich consists of a square, breaded white fish filet -- usually Atlantic Pollock -- topped by tartar sauce and American cheese served on a hamburger roll. This sandwich originated in St.
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Eggplant Parmesan, also known by its Italian name of parmigiana di melanzane, is typically made from oven-baked or pan-fried breaded eggplant cutlets smothered in tomato sauce, basil and fresh mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses.
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Chicken bones with meat are simmered in water, sometimes with the addition of vegetables and herbs for flavor. The result is rich, savory chicken broth.
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The blue crabs, often referred to as "blues," for sale in grocery stores and specialty shops are commonly Chesapeake or Atlantic blue crabs. These crustaceans offer a sweet, delicate meat encased in a hard shell.
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To some, red velvet cake may pose a bit of a mystery as this rich, chocolate-flavored cake features a red hue that may range from bright to dark. Red food coloring gives this cake its color in modern times; however, it was originally made with beets and cocoa.
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Smart Balance is a company that makes food products with reduced levels of trans fatty acids, fat and saturated fat, as well as foods with enhanced nutrition. The company manufactures a peanut butter with more omega-3 fatty acids due to the inclusion of flax oil.
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Crab legs, sold flashed cooked and frozen in many grocery stores and specialty seafood shops, are prized for their delicate flesh and sweet taste. Thawed legs can be steamed, baked or microwaved, and the meat from crab legs is eaten plain or incorporated into a larger recipe.
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Many raw food advocates sing the praises of juicing vegetables as a way of taking in a variety of nutrients and improving your health.
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Vegetarians often need to get creative when it comes to meeting their protein needs. Texturized vegetable protein, or TVP, serves as an excellent meat replacement. Primarily made of soybeans, TVP is often sold as a dehydrated mix, although it is possible to purchase it in ready-to-eat blocks.
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Sea kelp, a vegetable that grows in forests in the ocean, is commonly used in Asian cuisine. You might be most familiar with it in its dried form: sheets of dried seaweed used for rolling sushi.
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Lucky Charms, an oat-based cereal with firm marshmallow pieces, may be magically delicious— as the leprechaun in the iconic commercials claims — but it is also quite nutritious.
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The sweet-tart flavor of cranberries adds taste to a meal. This fruit's versatility and shelf life are extended by drying. You may opt to incorporate dried cranberries, also called craisins, into cookies, bread and other baked goods, or sprinkle them over salads for a hint of sweetness.
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Eat at a Japanese restaurant and you will likely get a bowl of miso soup with your meal. This hot soup pairs a Japanese soup stock called dashi in which you dissolve miso, a fermented bean paste, with bits of tofu, chopped scallion and sometimes seaweed or kelp.
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Ranch dressing, a common salad topping, combines ingredients like mayonnaise, buttermilk, lemon juice and herbs and spices. This type of dressing also serves as a creamy, tangy accompaniment to a range of foods, including French fries, fresh vegetables and chicken wings.
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Whether you enjoy onions for the taste or the crunch, do not underestimate the nutritional value of the onion. In addition to healthful fiber, onions serve up vitamins and minerals useful for meeting your nutritional goals.
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When choosing pasta, size often matters -- your recipe may call for pasta for use as a broad base for thick sauces or melted cheese, or it may call for smaller pasta for use in soups. One such small pasta known as orzo resembles large grains of rice. You can find orzo for sale in your local grocery store.
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Egg drop soup is a classic Chinese dish containing chicken broth flavored with ginger and soy and thickened with cornstarch. To make the soup at home, pour beaten eggs into heated broth to produce light strings of cooked egg. Top the soup with chopped scallions.
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