Cookbook:Basic foodstuffs

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Almost all foods are of plant or animal origin, although there are exceptions. Almost every form of life has been used as food, either for nutritive or ritual purposes, by one or more human societies at some time in the past.

• Basic foods from plant sources:
  • Cereals
  • Fruit
  • Legumes
  • Nuts and seeds
  • Spices and Herbs
  • Vegetables
  • Seaweed
  • Fungus

• Basic foods from animal sources:
  • Dairy products, dairy substitutes, and eggs
  • Meat and poultry
  • Seafood and fish

• Miscellanous foodstuff:
  • Leavening agents
  • MSG
  • Oil and fat
  • Salt
  • Sweeteners
  • Yeast Extracts