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Yakitori

A Japanese dish of chicken kebabs cooked over charcoal embers. The meat is threaded on to bamboo skewers, soaked in teriyaki sauce, and then grilled for 4-5 minutes.

Yam

The round or elongated edible tuber of a tropical climbing plant, cultivated in Africa, Asia and America. The flesh has different colours depending on the variety. Yam is a basic food in many tropical countries. Small yams can be cooked in their skins, larger ones are peeled and blanched for 10-20 minutes in boiling salted water before being used in the same way as potatoes.

Yeast

A microscopic living fungus that multiplies rapidly in suitable conditions and is used in bread-making to make the dough rise.