Char(r) usually refers to the Arctic char, an uncommon freshwater fish of the same family as salmon, trout and related to grayling and the vendace or powan. It is found in rivers and lakes of northern Europe, north western United States and Canada and in the Great Lakes. They are migratory fish, like salmon and trout. They have a steely blue-grey back with salmon-pink speckles on the sides and a red underbelly. They have sweet firm flesh which varies from white to pink, dependent upon its own diet, and with good flavour, some say better than trout, being something like a cross between trout and salmon. The terms "harmaanieriät" and "harmaanieriöitä" are used to describe numbers of live fish, while harmaanieriää is how they might appear on a menu.
Grisette. A slender mushroom of the amanite family with a pale grey, ribbed cap, mild scent and flavour. It must be eaten well cooked or it will cause gastro -intestinal problems.
Alewife. A migratory fish very similar to the herring, with silvery skin and strong flavour, abundant on the east coast of North America. It has a single spot on each side, behind the operculum and is deeper in the body than a herring. It is available smoked or pickled.
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Candyfloss (US: cotton candy), usually white or pink. Pink spun sugar was first demonstrated at the Paris Exhibition in 1800. It can often be seen at fair grounds where threads of candyfloss are wound rapidly round a stick which is dipped into a rapidly rotating drum.
