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jalapenio
Jalapeño
       Jagging wheel: Pastry Wheel.

   Jalapeño: medium size chilli pepper but hotter with a burning sensation.

   Jam: the process of boiling fruit with sugar to preserve it, and as a result an unfiltered jelly.

Jarleshberg Cheese
Jarleshberg Cheese
   Jarish: crushed wheat and yogurt casserole.

   Jasmine Rice: long grain rice, distinctly aromatic, soft and sticky.

   Jell: to congeal a substance, using Gelatine.

Jasmine Rice
Jasmine Rice
   Jelly: sweet food gel made by adding gelatine to edible liquids.

   Jerking: cooking method in which is used both a fiery blend of spices and a process of slow-smoking.

   Jerky: strip of salty or semi-sweet beef, able to be stored for long periods of time with no refrigeration.

Jelly Roll Pans
Jelly Roll Pans
   Ji-: prefix of locally made.

   Jigger: measure of volume, 44 ml approximately.

   Jaggery: non refined sugar made from crushed sugar cane juice, and there are in two forms: a soft golden sugar and a solid form.

Jerky
Jerky
   Japanese eggplants: similar to the sweet vegetable-fruit but longer, slender, and with seeds.

   Jar tongs: large tongs with hands which allow to remove items from canning pots.

   Jarlsberg cheese: Norwegian cheese with a slightly and sweeter flavor than the Swiss cheese.

Juniper Berries
Juniper Berries
   Jicama:similar to water chestnut in taste, it is a sweet and crunchy tuber. Mostly it is used in salads and cold dishes.

   Jelly-roll pans: also know as Swiss rool pans. They are larger and in rectangular shape in order to produce thin cakes able to be rolled up.

   Juniper berries: dried and aromatic berries produced by the juniper tree and it is commonly used as condiment for poultry and game.