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- Chelan (Cherry) : Chelan refers to the leading variety of early-ripening sweet cherry of the Pacific Northwest of the United States. Fruit ripens two weeks ahead of Bing, yet resembles Bing with firm, high quality, round, dark red, heart-shaped fruit of good size (moderately large) . The best deep, good flavored, mahogany red cherry matures two weeks ahead of Bing and less susceptible or quite resistant to rain-cracking.

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Col Rapano is the Spanish term for Kohlrabi. A cabbage turnip; a turnip-like brassica which may be anything from purple to green. It is a delicately flavored vegetable with a round, swollen stem. Latin Name: Brassica caulorpa, Brassica oleraceae, var. Gongylodes

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Carrot and Achinga Payar (Pacha Payar) Mezhukkupuratti refers to one of Kerala's vegetable stir-fries made of carrots and long beans cooked with lots of spices, such as cumin and black mustard seers and curry leaves

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Cavatappi is the Italian word meaning "corkscrew" and the word is also a term used to refer to a short, ridged shaped twisted pasta that is fairly thick and shaped like an "S" or "corkscrew".

Cavatappi pasta has originated from the South of Italy.

Cavatappi is pronounced "kah-vah-tahp-pee"

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Chickpea flour which is also called Besan or Gram flour is a very fine flour mainly used in India where it is originated. It is made from finely milled chickpeas which is widely used in Indian cuisine.

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Cheonggukjang refers to thick soybean paste soup from Korea.