Here are the definitions for the letter "c"

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Cabrilla

Sea Bass

Cabruca

The system of saving the rainforest by cutting down just a few of the tall rainforest trees, and planting the mid-height cacao trees underneath. While this results in lower yields than clearing the rainforest and planting on open land, it results in less disease and less attack by insects than planting in open land.

Cacahuates

Peanuts

Cacahuatl

In the Nahuatl language of the Aztecs, the word for the cacao bean and the drink it produced. Pronounced cah-cah-WA-tay, it is derived from the Mayan word, xocoatl. See also kakawa.

Cacao

1. The name of both the tree native to Amazon forests (Theobroma cacao L.) and the unprocessed seeds (beans) from which chocolate is made. Americans refer to the bean as cocoa. The word cacao comes from the Olmec, a highly cultured civilization that preceded the Maya in the southern Gulf of Mexico area from 1,500 and 500 B.C.E. Cacao is divided by quality: either flavor or fine, or special or sweet cacao, and bulk cacao.The first group includes Criollo, Trinitario and Arriba or Nacional beans. The Arriba or Nacional bean is a unique Forastero, the only flavor Forastero, and is found only in Ecuador. The latter group comprises the Forastero cacaos. Each group has many hybrids and clones: There are more than 12,500 identified cacao clones. Legend tells us that the the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl bestowed cacao beans on mankind via his messenger Cacaoti, for whom cacao is named.

2. From the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Standards of Identity refers to the bean, which is the source of the cacao components of chocolate liquor, cocoa butter and cocoa powder. Many people incorrectly refer to this as the cocoa bean or the chocolate bean. In the U.K., the term "cocoa" is preferred.

Cacao

The tropical, evergreen cacao tree is cultivated for its seeds (also called beans), from which cocoa butter, chocolate and cocoa powder are produced.

Cacao Content - U.S. Standards

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Cacao Content or Cocoa Percentage

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Cacao Fevier

The French word to indicate a bean-to-bar chocolate producer.

Cacao Nib

See nib. Other terms used to identify the nib include amande de cacao, amandes decortiquees, cacao en grains and grain de cacao.

Cacciatore

Italian for "hunter" this American-Italian term refers to food prepared "hunter-style," with mushrooms, onions, tomatoes, various herbs and sometimes wine.

Cachaca

is a Brazilian liquor distilled from the juice of unrefined sugarcane juice. It is one of the most popular drinks in Brazil, second only to beer.

Cacik

yogurt with cucumber and mint.

Caciotta cheese

Caciotta cheese, a creamy, semihard cheese, is made from all sheep's milk or a blend of sheep's and cow's milk and ranges from mild to slightly tangy when aged. Varieties include dolce sardo from Sardinia, caciotta toscana from Tuscany, and pientino from Pienza. For other cheese varieties, see American, anejo, asadero, bel paese, blue, brousse de brebis, cabrales, cheddar, colby, cotija, cream, Emmenthaler, farmer, feta, fontina, goat, Gorgonzola, Gorgonzola dolcelatte, gouda, gruyere, Jarlsberg, kasseri, Kefalotiri, manchego, mascarpone, Maytag, mizithra, Monterrey jack, mozzarella, panela, Parmesan, pecorino, provolone, queso fresco, ricotta, romano, roquefort, Stilton, Swiss, and taleggio cheeses.

Caerphilly cheese

This mild yet tangy cow's milk cheese has a moist, semifirm texture and is generally sold in cylinders or blocks. It's best eaten fresh ( the English prefer it only a few weeks old) and is delicious with dark breads and ale. Though now produced in England, Caerphilly gets its name from the village in Wales where it was first made; it was the traditional lunch of Welsh miners.