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Woodland Foods is the world’s largest importer of spices, beans, lentils, chilies, rice and more. Located in Gurnee, Illinois, Woodland Foods’ focus has been on unusual items. They are a great partner to Elegant Foods and have established their niche in locating specialty items from around the world. The Woodland D’Alessandro line of spices is impressive and used in many of our own Elegant Food bakery and pasta items.
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Vanilla Sugar
Vanilla Powder is produced by grinding whole dried vanilla beans until powdery. The advantage to vanilla powder is it can be added to warm liquids and the vanilla flavor will not evaporate as it does with extracts.
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Wasabi Powder
Wasabi Powder is the Japanese version of Horseradish and comes from the root of an Asian plant. This Powder is used to make a light green colored condiment with a pungent, sharp, fiery flavor. The flavor of Wasabi is very intense then slowly dulls.
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Wehani Natural Red Rice
Natural Red Rice resembles wild rice's nutty cooked flavor and popcorn-like aroma. Nutty, earthy flavor with popcorn-like aroma Wonderful firm, but chewy cooked texture Deep reddish-brown color Medium-grain rice Naturally gluten... more
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Wehani Red Rice
The deep, rosy color of our Himalayan Red Rice brightens any dish. This colorful rice carries a distinctively nutty flavor and high nutritional value. Medium to long-grain, dark red rice Nutty, earthy flavor Wonderful chewy texture High in... more
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Wheat Berries (Red Hard)
Hard Red Wheat Berries are among the least-processed forms of wheat available. The same whole-wheat kernels used to make wheat flour are harvested in winter and hulled, with the bran and germ layers left intact. Light to dark reddish tan... more
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White Course Polenta
Coarse White Polenta is roughly ground white cornmeal, which in Italian cooking is typically prepared as a mush or porridge. Mild flavor and soft, grainy texture Can be served creamy or allowed to set up, then baked, sautéed, grilled or... more
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White Ground Pepper
Ground White Pepper is a great alternative to ground black pepper in white or light-colored foods. It has a sharper, spicier flavor than black pepper, with fruity and mildly fermented undertones. Light tan in color Finely ground to a smooth... more
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White Hominy Grits
White Hominy Grits are coarsely ground white corn kernels. The light corn flavor and grainy texture allows for the versatile nature of this product. White to off-white color Coarse, granular texture Sweet, earthy corn flavor
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White Sugar Sticks
White Sugar Sticks add a stylish, handcrafted feel to beverage service. Gleaming crystalline formations of pure cane sugar clinging to individually wrapped wood swizzle sticks can be served as a sweetener with coffee or tea. Sweet, pure sugar... more
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Whole Almonds
Healthy and oval-shaped with a hard crunch, and a rich, strong nutty flavor. Light to dark brown Whole with skins Unsalted, raw
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Whole Cashews
These cashews are roasted to bring out their sweet, buttery flavor and to preserve their crunchy and creamy texture. There are salted after roasting to further highlight their rich nutty flavor. Delicately sweet, salty, buttery rich nut... more
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Wild Rice Blend
Wild Rice Blend takes the aquatic wild cereal grain and blends it with gourmet Himalayan red rice and nutty brown basmati rice to create a blend that is nutty, earthy and vibrant. Complementary firm, fluffy cooked textures Tan, red, brown... more
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Wild Rice Flour
Wild Rice Flour is premium grade Wild Rice milled into a tan colored flour.
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Woodear Mushrooms
Wood Ear Mushrooms (Auricularia Polytricha) are cultivated all over the world but grown for the commercial dry market almost exclusively in China. The Wood Ear have a firm, thick skin with a slightly crunchy texture and earthy flavor. Shredded... more
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Yellow Eye (Stueben Beans)
The Yellow Eye Stueben Bean (Phaseolus Vulgaris) is related to the Kidney Bean. They are about 1/2 inch in length, oval shaped bean, ivory colored with a mustard colored splotch radiating from the inner seam. The very center of the inner seam... more
