Jaggery:
Sweetener made from the juices of sugar cane stalks, sold as
hard or semi-sweet unrefined sugar cane, flavor is similar to
molasses.
Jalapeno:
Small green chili pepper A grass-green, smooth-skinned chili,
about 2 inches long. Hot and juicy, rather stringy. The jalapeno
is widely available fresh or canned
Japanese
Gelatin: A tasteless dried seaweed that is used as
a thickening agent.
Jarlsberg:
Norwegian cow's milk cheese
Jicama:
Of Central American origin, peeled and used cooked or raw, somewhat
similar to radish but sweeter and crunchier yet not as delicate
or sweet as water chestnuts, avoid large ones that are fibrous.
Jimono:
Japanese for fish of local specialty
Jocoque:
Mexican style sour cream
Julienne:
To cut into narrow thin strips
Junsai:
Japanese for watertarget shield, purplewan, dock shield