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A round to pear-shaped fruit with a dark green skin harvested from trees that are grown in semi-tropical regions, such as Africa, Austrailia, Carribbean, Indonesia, Israel, Peru, Spain, South America, and the U.

A kitchen utensil designed to cut cleanly through the delicate flesh of an avocado to produce individual slices of the fruit.

A leaf from the avocado tree that is commonly used as a fresh or dried seasoning in food dishes prepared in Central Mexico.

Avocado oil has a light, but unique flavor that makes it an excellent choice for salad dressings or for use as a condiment.

A variety of avocado that has a yellowish-green skin that is bright and smooth. It has a very rich flavor and can be used just like a regular avocado for guacamole, salads, and side dishes.

A very sweet, thick fluid produced by honeybees from flower nectar. It is a natural sweetener that is used in many food dishes to increase the intensity of the flavor desired for the food.

A Mexican sandwich, which became popular after WWII. The Torta sandwich most often contains meat garnished with mashed avocado, a sandwich spread made of black beans or refried beans, pickled jalapenos, lettuce, tomato, and an onion.

A Mexican bread, made with a basic dough that is very similar to a French baguette dough. The bread has a crispy, flavorful crust and a soft, chewy crumb.

A traditional American dish made in a similar manner as a cold salad that is served as a main entree.

A type of appetizer that consists of melted cheese often combined with other ingredients and served with crackers, potato chips, corn chips, pretzels, fruit, vegetables or other similar foods that are dipped into the cheese.

Oils for cooking are used to fry and sauté foods, for making salad dressings, and for use in baking....