goodcooking.com's Food & Cooking Dictionary

Jack Rose: A drink made from apple brandy, lemon juice, and grenadine.

Jaiba: Mexican for crab.

Jacquarding: The process of poking holes, or needling, into meat in order to tenderize it; a mechanical way of tenderizing meat.

Jalapeño: Mexican; a very hot green chili pepper.

Jerky: Preserved meat, usually beef or buffalo.

Jeroboam: A 3-liter wine bottle.

Jewish penicillin: Slang term for chicken soup because of its suggested healing powers.

Ji: Chinese for chicken.

Jigger: Bar measurement of 1 1/2 ounces for making cocktails.

Jubilee Cocktail: A drink made with gin, triple sec, lemon juice, sugar, and a drop of green food coloring, served in a martini glass.

Juey: Caribbean land crab.

Julienne: Long thin cuts of vegetables approximately 1/16 inch by 3 inches.

Jus lie: Meat juices lightly thickened with either arrowroot or cornstarch and sometimes tapioca.