cryomaceration
A winemaking technique in which the crushed grapes are held at sub-zero temperatures in order to weaken the cellular structures in grape skins via ice crystals. This is done prior to fermentation in order to allow for more critical compound extraction leading to increased stability and flavour development.

cuapao
A Chinese Filipino snack food consisting of a slice of asado/char siu meat and other condiments sandwiched between flat steamed mantou bread

cubilose
The salivary secretion various swift species use to make their nests, used as a food item in Asian cuisine.

cucamelon
Melothria scabra, a vine grown for its edible fruit.

cucamelons
plural of cucamelon

cuchifrito
A dish of Puerto Rican origin, made of fried pork.

cuchifritos
plural of cuchifrito

cuchufli
A Spanish tubular dessert flavoured with vanilla

cucumberade
A refreshing drink having cucumber as a primary ingredient.

cuisine
A characteristic manner or style of preparing food, often associated with a place of origin.
The food prepared using such style.
Synonym of culinary art: The art of preparing food in general.
A kitchen or cooking department.

cuisines
plural of cuisine

culantro
The tropical herb Eryngium foetidum, native to Mexico, Central America and South America but cultivated worldwide, used medicinally and in Caribbean cuisine. (See Usage notes below for this sense.)
Alternative form of cilantro (the stems and leaves of Coriandrum sativum)

cullender
Alternative form of colander.

cullenders
plural of cullender

cumsicle
Semen frozen for consumption as food or lube.

cumsicles
plural of cumsicle

cupboard
A board or table used to openly hold and display silver plate and other dishware; a sideboard; a buffet.
Things displayed on a sideboard; dishware, particularly valuable plate.
A cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture with shelves intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food; similar cabinets or closets used for storing other items.
Things stored in a cupboard; particularly food.
A closet for storing coats.

cupboards
plural of cupboard

cuproprotein
Any metalloprotein that contains one or more copper atoms

cuproproteins
plural of cuproprotein

cupuassu
A tropical fruit tree related to cacao, Thebroma grandiflora, the source of an edible fruit whose seeds can be used like cocoa beans.

curd
The part of milk that coagulates when it sours or is treated with enzymes; used to make cottage cheese, dahi, etc.
Dahi.
The coagulated part of any liquid.
The edible flower head of certain brassicaceous plants.

curds
plural of curd

currey
Obsolete form of curry.

currie
Archaic form of curry.

currywurst
A German national dish consisting of hot pork sausage cut into slices and seasoned with curry ketchup.

currywursts
plural of currywurst

cusinero
The cook who prepares meals from a chuck wagon.

cusineros
plural of cusinero

cuspides
plural of cuspis

custard
A type of sauce made from milk and eggs (and usually sugar, and sometimes vanilla or other flavourings) and thickened by heat, served hot poured over desserts, as a filling for some pies and cakes, or cold and solidified; also used as a base for some savoury dishes, such as quiches, or eaten as a stand-alone dessert; egg custard.
A similar sauce made from milk and cornflour or custard powder (and usually sugar, and sometimes vanilla or other flavourings) and thickened by heat.

custards
plural of custard

cutacoo
A woven square food basket of Jamaica.

cutacoos
plural of cutacoo

cutcheree
Alternative spelling of kedgeree.

cutcheries
plural of cutchery

cutchery
Alternative spelling of cutcherry (administration office)

cutose
A variety of cellulose, occurring as a fine transparent membrane covering the aerial organs of plants, and forming an essential ingredient of cork.

cuzza
A meal of curry.

cuzzas
plural of cuzza

cuzzer
Alternative form of cuzza (“a curry”).

cuzzers
plural of cuzzer

cvarak
Alternative form of čvarak.

cvarci
plural of cvarak

cybercafes
plural of cybercafe

cynarine
A hydroxycinnamic acid found in artichoke that inhibits taste receptors, producing a sweet taste.

cytopharynges
plural of cytopharynx

cytopharynx
A tube-like opening in the lateral surface of a ciliate, through which food is ingested.

cytopharynxes
plural of cytopharynx

daal
Alternative spelling of dal.

daals
plural of daal

dabba
A kind of lunchbox or food container.

dabbas
plural of dabba

dabbawala
Alternative spelling of dabbawalla.

dabbawalas
plural of dabbawala

dabbawalla
A deliveryperson in Mumbai, India who collects freshly cooked food in lunchboxes from workers' residences (mostly in the suburbs), delivers it to their respective workplaces, and returns the empty containers.

dabbawallah
Alternative spelling of dabbawalla.

dabbawallahs
plural of dabbawallah

dabbawallas
plural of dabbawalla

dagga
Indian hemp, Cannabis sativa subsp. indica, or a similar plant of the species Leonotis leonurus.

daggas
plural of dagga

dahl
Alternative spelling of dal.

dahls
plural of dahl

daifuku
A Japanese dessert consisting of a large mochi stuffed with red bean paste.

daikon
An East Asian cultivar or subspecies of garden radish (Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, syn. Raphanus sativus) bearing a large, white, carrot-shaped taproot consumed throughout East and South Asia but grown in North America primarily as a fallow crop for its fast-growing leaves (used as animal fodder) and as a soil ripper.
An East Asian cultivar or subspecies of garden radish (Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, syn. Raphanus sativus) bearing a large, white, carrot-shaped taproot consumed throughout East and South Asia but grown in North America primarily as a fallow crop for its fast-growing leaves (used as animal fodder) and as a soil ripper.
Closely-related cultivars such as the enormous turnip-shaped Sakurajima or green-and-red watermelon radish.

daikons
plural of daikon

dainties
plural of dainty

dakshinachara
A Tantric sect that does not engage in practices considered heterodox according to usual Hindu social norms.

dakshinacharas
plural of dakshinachara

daktyla
A rustic leavened bread from Greece, with a segmented shape resembling fingers. It is traditionally made from a mix of wheat flours and fine cornmeal, which gives it a light yellow colour, and is topped with sesame and nigella seeds.

dal
Any of many dried husked pulses (legume), including peas, beans and lentils.
A dish made from lentils, cooked with spices, tomatoes and onions etc.
A tropical herb with yellow flowers; the pigeon pea.

daleem
Alternative form of haleem (“stew”).

dalgona
A Korean sweet made of sugar and baking soda, usually pressed flat and stamped with a shape.
Ellipsis of dalgona coffee.

dalgonas
plural of dalgona

dalieba
A Chinese bread based on Russian rye bread, generally available in northeastern China.

dals
plural of dal

damber
A rascal; a dishonest person; a man belonging to a criminal gang.

dambers
plural of damber

damper
Something that damps or checks:
Something that damps or checks:
Something that damps or checks:
Something that damps or checks:
Something that damps or checks:
Bread made from a basic recipe of flour, water, milk, and salt, but without yeast.
A shop till.

dampers
plural of damper

danmuji
Synonym of takuan (a type of pickled daikon radish).

dapifer
The servant that brings the meat to the table at a meal.
The official title of the steward in a medieval English nobleman's household.
The most senior of the five great officers of state in the medieval French royal court.

dapifers
plural of dapifer

dariole
A dessert consisting of puff pastry filled with almond cream, baked in an oven.
A mould, in the shape of a truncated cone (frustum of a cone), in which the dessert is cooked.

darioles
plural of dariole

dastard
A malicious coward; a dishonorable sneak.

dastards
plural of dastard

daube
A stew of braised meat, usually beef.

daubes
plural of daube