| MIRIN | Sweet Japanese rice wine commonly used in dishes such as teriyaki and yakitori (5) |
| SPAM | Canned meat with such varieties as Teriyaki and Black Pepper |
| ASTI | Wine commonly served chilled |
| MATTOCK | Dull white wine commonly, but it may be groundbreaking |
| CURRY | - powder; ready-made masala used in dishes such as coronation chicken, kedgeree and red lentil dhal (5) |
| LEEKS | Once worn into battle by the Welsh and thus used as symbols of St David's Day, vegetables used for dishes such as pies, soups, quiches and gratins (5) |
| ANCHO | A dried poblano pepper, used in Mexican dishes such as chilli con carne, tamales and enchilada sauce (5) |
| RHUBARB | Vegetable eaten as a fruit in dishes such as crumble and fool, generally cooked with vast quantities of sugar and other ingredients such as orange, ginger and redcurrants (7) |
| RICOTTA | Variety of Italian cheese used in dishes such as ravioli, cheesecake, moussaka, aubergine parmigiana and deep-fried courgette flowers (7) |
| TUILE | French wafer biscuit formed with a rolling pin, used to garnish dishes such as panna cotta or sorbet (5) |
| MOCHI | Sweet Japanese rice cake |
| TAPAS | Small dishes such as gambas al ajillo |
| BECHAMELSAUCE | Roux infused with bay leaves and clove-studded onions, used in dishes such as cauliflower cheese, cr |
| SALMON | Fish usually born in fresh water but which migrates to the sea, served in dishes such as blini, ceviche, gravlax, quiche, sushi, sashimi and teriyaki (6) |
| SAKIS | Japanese rice wines (5) |
| SAKES | Japanese rice wines (5) |
| ENOKI | Mushroom in some yakitori skewers |
| SPINACH | Iron-rich leaf vegetable that can be juiced or served in dishes such as eggs Florentine, saag paneer, spanakopita or smoked haddock tart (7) |
| PAPRIKA | Spice derived from a variety of sweet pepper, used to flavour/colour Hungarian or Spanish dishes such as goulash, chorizo and some types of fish stew (7) |
| ARTICHOKE | Thistle-like edible plant, the Mallorcan Black variety is widely used in local dishes such as frito mallorquin and sopes mallorquines (9) |