St John's Wort is widely used as a herbal treatment for depression. The Cochrane Review suggests that there is evidence in trials of a small effect, though more precise trials show less benefit than less precise ones. Trials from Germany report greater benefit, and it is more widely used there.
A cube of concentrated, dehydrated stock. It can be beef, chicken or vegetable based and is often high in salt and Monosodium glutamate. The cube should be dissolved and dispersed in hot water before adding to a dish. These are ready-made and bear little resemblance to a proper bouillon or stock.
A name for school prawns. Other prawns may be sold under the name of school prawns, in particular bay prawns and Endeavour prawns. However, they are most commonly Metapenaeus macleayi, which is translucent (looking grey when heaped up in the market) with green or brown speckling. They are usually around 8 cm (3") in total body length. They are fished in sandy bottoms near river mouths.
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Bael fruit; a close relative of the citrus. The fruit is about the size of, and has the appearance of a greyish-yellow orange with a thin woody rind. The floury pulp is pale orange in colour and has numerous seeds. Dried slices are soaked and boiled and the resulting liquid sweetened and drunk. Used for medicinal purposes.
Wreckfish or stone bass, a type of grouper cooked like wrasse and used in soups or cut into steaks or filleted. It may grow as large as 2 m (6 ft) in length and it is found in both the Mediterranean and throughout the Atlantic. Wreckfish are inclined to follow bits of flotsam and jetsam floating on the surface of the sea.
