Wahoo: Hawaiian fish with fine and fat flesh and sweet flavour; and mostly baked, broiled or grilled.
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Wakame: japanese seaweed used in salads and Miso soups.
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Walla Walla onions: mostly eaten row due to its sweet and white flesh, but it is also cooked.
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Walnut oil: made from toasted nuts it is most used as seasoning and in dressings due to its full flavor.
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Wasabi: powder made of an Asian root which is mixed with water to form a green and fiery flavour paste served with sashimi and sushi.
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Watercress: also known as cress, it is a plant used in salads and garnishes.
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Waterzooi: Belgian stew dish made of either fresh or saltwater fish, and even sometimes chicken; in addition with egg yolks, cream and butter.
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Waxed paper: semitransparent paper covered with thin layers of wax in both sides.
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Wheat berries: the whole wheat kernels which are nutritious due to it retains the bran, germ, and endosperm.
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Whipping cream: cream made of milk with high percent of fat content making double in volume when it is whipped.
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Well-and-tree platter: troughs platters in which configuration the juices of meats allow to be cut.
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White mustard seed: from the Brussels sprouts family, it is the basic ingredient for American mustards.
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Whole-wheat bread: yeast bread with either traditional loaves, rounds, or rolls shaped.
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Whip: to beat ingredients including the culinary process of air incorporation into them increasing their volume until get them light and fluffy.
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Wild mushrooms: wildly grow of mushrooms which are not cultivated. It is really important to know because most of them are poisonous.
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Woks: traditional vessels for stir and frying process, it means a deep pan with a flared side.
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Wonton wrappers: thin and square shaped dough very useful for Asian appetizers, dumplings, and many others.
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Wooden spoons: culinary and efficient tool for stirring almost everything.
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Wood ear fungus: mushrooms in ear-shaped and a flavour of mild, and it is famous due it is known as cloud ear or tree ear.
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Worcestershire sauce: English condiment with an intense flavour; it is frequently used as a marinade ingredient or a table sauce.
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