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(from Latin: 'glossarium')

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  • Beetroot

    Red Beetroot is is used as a natural, vegetal, sometimes organic, food colorant (red color)....

  • CarrotsThe Carrot is a root garden vegetable sometimes used as a natural, vegetal, sometimes organic food colorant (orange color)....
  • Cuttlefish Ink

    Cuttlefish Ink, also known as 'Nero di Sepia', is a natural, organic, animal food colorant (black color)....

  • DoughDough is a dense paste obtained by mixing flours with water and other ingredients (see more here)...
  • Eggs

    Fresh Chicken Eggs are used as an ingredient for many artisan food recipes, especially important for preparing the dough for artisan pasta with eggs (egg pasta, fresh pasta)....

  • Flour

    Flours can be obtained by milling (grinding) raw ingredients such as cereals, beans, nuts, seeds. roots, or fruits into powders of various granulations, with different amounts (or complete lack) of gluten....

  • Gourmet

    The Gourmet is a food enthusiast who sees food as Edible Luxurious Art. Gourmets enjoy the whole experience of eating, making, and displaying food differently, unlike Gourmands (read more here)....

  • Salt

    Salt is a condiment that, in its purest form is a mineral with the chemical formula NaCl (sodium chloride)....

  • Spinach

    Spinach is used as a natural, vegetal, food colorant (green color)....

  • SpirulinaSpirulina Powder is used as a food supplement or complete food, as well as organic, natural food coloring (green or blue color)....
  • TomatoTomato Paste is used to impart an intense flavor (particularly the natural 'umami' flavor) and as a natural, vegetal, sometimes organic food colorant (red color)....
  • Turmeric

    Turmeric Powder (Curcuma Powder) is a natural, organic, vegetal powder, used as a food colorant (yellow color)....

  • WaterNaturally pH Balanced Clean Water - this is a neutral pH product, with a pH ideally as close as possible to the 7.35 value of the human blood's reactivity....
  • White FlourUniversal White Wheat Flour has a high gluten content and is made by grinding only the endosperm of the wheat grain....
  • Wholemeal FlourWholemeal Wheat Flour is a high gluten flour obtained by milling the whole wheat grain (bran, germ, and endosperm together)....
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