Glossary C
Deutsch: Kultivar / Español: Cultivar / Português: Cultivar / Français: Cultivar / Italiano: Cultivar
Cultivar is a term used in agriculture and horticulture to describe a plant variety that has been produced in cultivation by selective breeding. It is derived from the words "cultivated" and "variety." Cultivars are maintained through propagation to ensure consistent characteristics across generations.
Cumberland Sauce refers to a classic English sauce with a high fruit content made by combining red currant jelly, port wine, orange and lemon zest, mustard and seasonings.
Cumberland Sauce is usually served cold to either hot or cold gammon, tongue, cold goose or game. It is also often serve as an accompaniment to meats, like ham, venison, or lamb. This sauce should not be thickened – it is meant to have a thinnish consistency.
Cuori di sedano al gorgonzola refers to Italian Antipasto of fennel hearts with gorgonzola
Cup of Joe is a slang for "cup of coffee".
"Cup of Joe" is said to be named after Josephus Daniels (1862-1948) which was appointed Secretary of the U.S. Navy by President Woodrow Wilson in 1913. As a Secretary of the U.S. Navy, one of his numerous reforms was the abolition of the officers' wine mess, since then, the strongest drink aboard navy ships was coffee and over the years, a cup of coffee became known as a "Cup of Joe".