Food that start with C

Candy is a generic term for any sweet treats that are made mostly from sugar, often with chocolate added too.

The capsicum or bell pepper is a medium sized fruit that ranges in colour from green to yellow to red. Unlike their cousins the chili, bell peppers are mild and sweet and are often eaten raw in salads, or cooked on pizza.

Cardamom refers to a group of related spices in the same family as ginger. Most commercial growing of cardamom is done in India, and cardamom is a common ingredient in Indian food. Cardamom has a strong flavor, and you don't need to add much to your food.

Caviar is the unfertilised eggs, or roe of the sturgeon fish. Roe of other fish can also be called caviar, but are usually cheaper and not considered as much as a delicacy. Caviar is usually eaten as a garnish or a spread.

Champagne is a kind of white, bubby or sparkling wine produced in the Champagne region of France. In some countries, champagne can be used to mean any kind of sparkling white wine.

Cheese is a type of food made from the solids found in milk. Milk is first curdled so the solids can be separated out, and then left to mature. Some cheeses can be eaten fresh, other cheeses take years to mature. Many cheeses get their flavour from mold that grows on the cheese.

The chili pepper, also spelt chilli, is a small fruit that ranges in colour from green to yellow to red, the most common. The chili is very hot, and when you eat one it feels like your mouth is burning. Chilis are in the same family as the capsicum (bell pepper).

Chives are a member of the onion family. Chives grow in clumps from a bulb under the ground. You can use the leaves cut up on salads or on potato or pasta dishes. You can use the flowers in salads too. Chives are very easy to grow from seed, and they can also grow new chives by digging up a clump and splitting off the smaller side bulbs.
There are different varieties of chives, one of the most useful being garlic chives, which have leaves and flowers with a strong garlic flavour.

You chop something up by cutting it into pieces with something sharp like a knife or axe.

Chutney is a very general term for any kind of sauce that is made from preserved vegetables. Chutneys are usually spiced too. Chutneys can be preserved by pickling them with acid, either vinegar, citrus juice, or pickled with brine. Chutneys can be very hot and spicy, or very sweet. They are often used in Indian and Asian food.