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Spaghetti - Italian for a length of cord or string and used to describe long, thin, solid rods of pasta with a circular cross section.

Spaghetti Carbonara - hot spaghetti noodles tossed with beaten eggs and a mixture of cream, grated cheese, bacon, salt and pepper, which has been slightly thickened by cooking.

Spice - an aromatic plant substance, generally bark or berry, used to flavor foods.

Spinach - a vegetable with dark green, spear-shaped leaves that can be curled or smooth and are attached to thin stems; the leaves have a slightly bitter flavor and are eaten raw or cooked.

Spiny Lobster - crustacean lacking claws, but otherwise are like a large American lobster.

Sponge Cake - a cake made without shortening and leavened only with eggs.

Sprat - a small herring found in European waters. It is served smoked but can be eaten fresh, grilled or fried.

Spring Onions - see scallion.

Sprouts - the young growth of any seed. Certain sprouts make tasty and nutritious salads, for instance, bean sprouts or alfalfa sprouts.

Sprouting - sprouting is to cause seeds to germinate for use in cooking or salads.

Squab - young commercially raised pigeons.

Squash - the edible fleshy fruit of various members of the gourd (Cucurbitaceae) family; generally divided into two categories based on peak season and skin type: summer and winter.

Squid - a relative of the octopus, and a popular food in fish dishes in the Mediterranean.