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Cherrystone Clam - clams 3 inches long.
Cherry Tomato - a small spherical tomato with a bright
red or yellow skin; the yellow-skinned variety has a less acidic
and blander flavor than the red-skinned variety.
Chestnut - the nut of the sweet chestnut tree
(Castanea sativa); edible when cooked, it has a dark brown outer
shell, a bitter inner skin, a high starch content and is used
in savory and sweet dishes.
Chicken - one of the principal USDA-recognized kinds of
poultry; any of several varieties of common domestic fowl used
for food as well as egg production; has both light and dark meat
and relatively little fat.
Chicken, broiler-fryer - a chicken slaughtered when 13 weeks
old; has a soft, smooth-textured skin, relatively lean flesh,
flexible breastbone and an average market weight of 3.5 pounds
(1.5 kg).
Chicken, roaster - a chicken slaughtered when 3 to 5
months old; has a smooth-textured skin, tender flesh, a less
flexible breastbone than that of a broiler and an average market
weight of 3.5 to 5 pounds (1.5 to 2 kg).
Chickpea - a somewhat spherical, irregular-shaped pea-like
seed of a plant (Licer arieinum) native to the Mediterranean
region; has a buff color, firm texture and nutty flavor; used
in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisines in soups, stews
and salads, it is also roasted and eaten as a snack; also know
as ceci and garbanzo bean.
Chiffonade - finely cut vegetable strips used to
garnish soups, raw, or simmered in butter. Lettuce and sorrel
often are used in this manner.
Chili (Chile) Powder - pure ground dried chiles; depending
on the variety used, its flavor can range from sweet and mild
to pungent and extremely hot and its color from yellow-orange
to red to dark brown; used as a flavoring.
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