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(Y) Definitions

Yahourt: French for yogurt.

Yak: A long-haired domesticated ox of Tibet.

Yakhni: Indian for meat broth.

Yaki: Japanese for broiled or grilled.

Yakitori: A Japanese dish of skewered broiled chicken pieces dipped in a soy marinade.

Yasai: Japanese for vegetables.

Yautia: In Puerto Rico, the word for taro root.

Yim sai: Chinese for coriander.

Yodo: Spanish for iodine.

York Ham: A delicious ham from York, England; among the world's best.

Special thanks to my late mother Julia Rauscher Vyhnanek for her food knowledge which was the source for many of the definitions.