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red gram

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Pigeon pea. Otherwise known as red gram or yellow lentil. These and chickpeas (US: garbanzo beans) are the most important in India.

red gram bean

[English] plural red gram beans

Pigeon pea or Angola pea. This is actually a bean but is called a pea because of its size and shape.

red grape

[English] plural red grapes

Black grape

red grouse

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In Britain red grouse are the "default" for grouse, also commonly known as Moor Fowl or Moor Game. They are so similar to willow grouse, found across swathes of northern Europe, as to be indistinguishable. The willow grouse inhabits heather moors with willow, birch and juniper scrub while the red prefers moors and peatbogs with crowberry and cranberry. These are the grouse associated with the "Glorious" 12th (of August) and are found on the grouse moors of Scotland.

red gurnard

[English] plural red gurnards

Gurnards are strange-looking, scaly, spiky, bottom-feeding fish which use the three bottom rays of their pectoral fins to "feel" the sea bed. They have firm-textured white meat with a mild flavour. They are rich in protein, iodine and phosphorus. The red gurnard is the most attractive member of the family with pinkish-red colour and the finest flavour of the gurnards. They are all bony and tend to dryness so they are best served with a sauce. Small ones are excellent in soup. Red or grey mullet (US: striped mullet) can generally be subsituted for it, and are usually better.

red hake

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Squirrel hake. Very similar to the white hake or Boston ling.

Red Haven peach

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A medium, yellow peach heavily flushed with dark red. The yellow flesh is juicy with a red tinge near the stone.

red huckleberry

[English] plural red huckleberries

The red huckleberry is a plant that was of great value to Native American people who at the rather acid, bright red berries fresh throughout the year. They could also be dried for use when travelling. These would be stewed and made into sauces or traditionally eaten with salmon spawn and oil for feasts in winter. The twigs of the plant were a component in the making of baskets, and the bark used as a cold remedy.

red jew

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A name for the saddletail seaperch, a striking red fish with no stripes or spots caught in the tropical waters of northern Australia over reefs and soft bottoms. Is usually found at around 70 cm (28") in size, though the ones in the picture are smaller and provides well-flavoured, flaky meat. It is sometimes sold as red emperor.

red kidney bean

[English] plural red kidney beans

Red kidney beans must be properly cooked. They go well in salads and dhals, especially with yoghurt, cumin, fried onions and tomatoes and are commonly used in dishes such as chilli con carne.