Ingredient Encyclopedia

Your comprehensive guide to cooking ingredients. Learn about storage, substitutes, nutrition, and discover recipes for each ingredient.

🥬Vegetables(5)🥩Proteins(3)🧀Dairy(2)🌾Grains & Starches(2)🌿Fresh Herbs(2)🌶️Spices(3)🫒Oils & Fats(2)🥫Condiments & Sauces(3)🫘Legumes(2)🦐Seafood(2)
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Vegetables

Fresh vegetables from around the world

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Garlic

A pungent bulb used as a fundamental flavoring in cuisines worldwide.

3 substitutes3 tips
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Onion

The foundation of countless dishes worldwide.

3 substitutes3 tips
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Tomato

A versatile fruit used as a vegetable, essential to Mediterranean, Mexican, and many other cuisines.

3 substitutes3 tips
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Ginger

A pungent, spicy rhizome essential to Asian cooking.

2 substitutes3 tips
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Potato

A starchy tuber that's a staple worldwide.

3 substitutes3 tips
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Proteins

Meat, poultry, and plant proteins

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Chicken

The world's most versatile protein.

3 substitutes3 tips
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Beef

Rich, flavorful red meat.

3 substitutes3 tips
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Tofu

Soy-based protein with a mild flavor that absorbs marinades well.

3 substitutes3 tips
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Dairy

Milk, cheese, and dairy products

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Butter

Rich dairy fat essential for baking and cooking.

3 substitutes3 tips
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Parmesan

Hard, aged Italian cheese with intense umami flavor.

3 substitutes3 tips
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Grains & Starches

Rice, pasta, bread, and more

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Rice

A staple grain for half the world.

3 substitutes3 tips
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Pasta

Italian staple in endless shapes.

3 substitutes3 tips
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Fresh Herbs

Fresh aromatic herbs

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Basil

Sweet, aromatic herb essential to Italian and Thai cuisines.

3 substitutes3 tips
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Cilantro

Bright, citrusy herb polarizing due to genetics - some taste soap.

3 substitutes3 tips
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Spices

Dried spices and seasonings

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Cumin

Earthy, warm spice essential to Mexican, Indian, Middle Eastern, and North African cuisines.

3 substitutes3 tips
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Paprika

Ground dried peppers ranging from sweet to hot.

3 substitutes3 tips
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Turmeric

Bright yellow spice with earthy, slightly bitter flavor.

3 substitutes3 tips
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Oils & Fats

Cooking oils and fats

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Olive Oil

Mediterranean staple.

3 substitutes3 tips
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Sesame Oil

Nutty, aromatic oil essential to Asian cooking.

2 substitutes3 tips
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Condiments & Sauces

Sauces, pastes, and condiments

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Soy Sauce

Fermented soybean sauce essential to Asian cuisines.

3 substitutes3 tips
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Fish Sauce

Pungent fermented fish condiment essential to Southeast Asian cooking.

2 substitutes3 tips
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Miso

Fermented soybean paste essential to Japanese cooking.

2 substitutes3 tips
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Legumes

Beans, lentils, and pulses

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Chickpeas

Nutty, versatile legume used in hummus, falafel, curries, and salads.

2 substitutes3 tips
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Lentils

Quick-cooking legumes that don't require soaking.

2 substitutes3 tips
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Seafood

Fish and shellfish

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Salmon

Rich, fatty fish high in omega-3s.

3 substitutes3 tips
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Shrimp

Sweet, versatile shellfish that cooks quickly.

3 substitutes3 tips
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