Across
- 3. Chickpea spread made smooth by tahini.
- 8. Shellfish in gumbo.
- 14. Caramel-topped custard (Two Words).
- 17. Japanese buckwheat noodles.
- 18. Guacamole is almost wholly ______.
- 19. Fermented flavor booster with a pungent past(Two Words).
- 20. Soybean curd in miso soup.
- 22. Marzipan nut.
- 25. Crusty loaf with a Parisian profile.
- 26. Crunchy salad topper.
- 27. Velvety sauce born of yolks and emulsion.
- 29. Spiced Italian cold cut.
- 31. Yellow tropical fruit.
- 32. Pick-me-up sweet spiked with espresso.
Down
- 1. This rich cheese ties together 32-Across.
- 2. Shortened French starter meant to delight.
- 4. Raw artistry, sliced and plated with restraint..
- 5. Legume masquerading as a nut.
- 6. Tuesday's street food.
- 7. High-speed cooking method.
- 9. Luxury or bait, depending who you ask.
- 10. Low and slow is the way to go.
- 11. Clay-roasted technique that chars with spice.
- 12. Cultured and tangy, it thickens with time.
- 13. Layered Italian classic.
- 15. Origin of mole sauce.
- 16. Fizzy sweet drink, a "pop" alternative.
- 21. This fungi can get a rise out of bread.
- 23. Rolled or steel-cut.
- 24. Oil and vinegar mix.
- 28. Pie-friendly citrus.
- 30. Mistaken for cilantro, time and thyme again.