Common Name: Pink Peppercorn Scientific Name: Schinus terebinthifolius (Brazilian) & Schinus molle (Peruvian) Editorial Note: This entry is part of The Culinary Compendium’s ongoing ingredient archive and will be expanded as new sources are examined. History: Despite the name, pink pepper is not related to black pepper, which is native to India, in any way. Instead,…
Quinoa bridges ancient tradition and modern nutrition, offering a rare plant-based complete protein that adapts easily to many diets

Common Name: Potato The English word “potato”, came from the Spanish word “patata”, which originally referred to the sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas). The Incan word for the true potato was “papa”, a term that is still applied to the tuber in Spanish-speaking Latin American countries. Scientific Name: Solanum tuberosum Editorial Note: This entry is part…