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Valiant
is a golden, slightly fruity
bitter with a bitter
hops flavour, from the
Bateman brewery in
Lincolnshire.
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Vanilla - There are over 20,000 types of orchid, but
only one produces anything edible--the
vanilla plant. "Vanilla extract" comes
from macerating beans into an
alcohol/water solution. "Imitation
vanilla" comes from treated wood-pulp
byproducts.
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Varsity
is a cask beer with a good balance of
sweet and
bitter tastes, from the
Morrells brewery,
Oxford.
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Veal - Calves that are slaughtered from 1 - 3 months of age.
"Milk-fed" veal are unweaned calves.
"Bob veal" is under a month old; "baby
beef" is 6 - 12 months old. To keep
their flesh from darkening, these
animals are not fed grains or grasses.
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Vegetable Marrow - This edible squash-like gourd, also known as
"marrow squash," is related to the
zucchini. It has a bland flavor and is
often stuffed with a meat filling.
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Vegetable Oil - Any of a wide variety of non-animal oils. Most
vegetable oils--with the exception of
coconut and palm oils--are lower in
saturated fats than are animal-derived
oils.
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Vegetable Oyster Plant - Also known as "salsify," this biennial
herb is cultivated for its root which is
used as a vegetable. Its taste hints of
a delicately flavored oyster. Can be
found in the U.S. in Spanish, Italian,
and Greek markets.
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Veloute:
(French) A sauce made with veal stock,
cream, and tightened with a white roux.
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Venison - This term covers the meat from antelope,
caribou, elk, deer, moose, and reindeer.
Venison is probably the most popular
large game meat eaten today.
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Verjuice
is the name given to the harsh juice of
the unripe grapes used in
wine making.
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Vermicelli - Italian for "little worms." Vermicelli is a
very thin spaghetti-shaped pasta.
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Vermouth -
A white wine that has been steeped with
an infusion of herbs, plants, roots,
leaves, peels, seed, and flowers. It has
a aroma and taste designed to be served
as an apértif (appetizer).
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Vert: (French) Green.
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Viande:
(French) Meat.
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Vice Beer
is a
wheat beer brewed by Bunces
brewery,
Wiltshire.
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Vichy -
A sparkling mineral water from Vichy,
France.
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Vienna Sausage - A small frankfurter, often served as an hors
d'oeuvre.
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Viking is a hoppy, malty,
cask beer with a fruity finish, from the
Rudgate brewery, near
York.
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Village bitter
is a light, hoppy
bitter brewed by Archers of
Swindon.
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Vinaigrette - A basic oil-and-vinegar dressing that includes
salt and pepper. More elaborate
variations include herbs, shallots,
onions, mustard, and spices.
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Vine Spinach - An edible leaf from a tropical plant that is
cultivated in certain parts of France.
Vine spinach may be prepared in any
manner appropriate for spinach. Also
called "basella."
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Vinegar - A weak solution of acetic acid and water used
in pickling, preserving, tenderizing,
and to add a sour flavor to foods.
Cleopatra dissolved a perfect pearl in
vinegar and drank it in front of Mark
Antony as a demonstration of her wealth.
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Vodka -
A clear, colorless, almost odorless
unaged liquor made from potatoes, and
sometimes from corn, rye, or wheat.
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