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A raw or cooked food prepared by peeling, seeding and coarsely chopping, dicing or grinding the item making it ready to be served or combined with other ingredients.

A grape varietal most notably known as Dolcetto, used in the production of red wine, originating in the Piedmont region of Italy.

A grape varietal most notably known as Dolcetto, used in the production of red wine, originating in the Piedmont region of Italy.

Pronounced Dohl-chet-toe. A grape varietal, used in the production of red wine, originating in the Piedmont region of Italy.

An Asian noodle that is wheat-based and sometimes contains eggs. The off-white noodle is very popular all over the world and is available in straight rods or crinkled into brick shapes.

A liquid-based food that may consist only of broth or a cream-based substance, either of which may contain other ingredients such as meat, fish, poultry, pasta, noodles, vegetables, and fruit all cooked within the liquid.

A starch that is extracted from a variety of palm plants, most notably the sago palm. This starch is commonly used as a thickener for soups, puddings, sauces, and glazes.

A small potato dough dumpling that is Italian in origin. Cooked in boiling water and served with butter and Parmesan cheese or a variety of sauces, gnocchi can also be chilled, sliced, and then fried or baked.

A mild, sweet flavored, large pepper, which is one of the most common varieties of peppers grown. Distinguished from spicy types of peppers with its sweet taste, the bell pepper is green when it begins to grow and then, depending on variety, turns red, yellow, orange, purple, white, or brown as it ripens and matures.

Originating in the U.S., this term describes the combining of two types or styles of food preparation and cooking into one fused result.

Native to Europe, this old world variety of cheese comes from the Piedmont region of northern Italy and is not often found in stores.

Made with a base of creamery butter, this is a seasoned spread infused with tiny bits of truffles for flavoring.

1. Working in the food industry, this title is given to a person who has an occupation that involves the preparation of foods.

(Scientific Name: Hydnum repandum) Irregular in shape, the Hedgehog fungus has an indented or funnel-like cap that ranges in size from 1 inch to over 5 inches in diameter.

Made from the juices of roasted meats, this is an ingredient that is often added to foods in order to deepen the flavor of the foods being prepared.

A European food dish attributed to the Basque region of France that is similar in appearance to a stew containing bell peppers, tomatoes, onions, and olive oil.

Several varieties of peppercorn berries picked at different times, dried by using different drying processes resulting in distinctively different flavors, and mixed together to create a blend of three or four peppercorns.

Wine vinegar blended with raspberry juice for a flavor that has the sweetness of berries, yet is mildly acidic.

Pronounced Val-po-lee-chella. A renowned regional D.O.C. red wine produced in the western part of the Monti Lessini hillsides north of Verona in Italy’s Veneto region.

Pronounced bar doe lee no. Regional red wine from from the Bardolino village along Lake Garda in the Veneto region of Northeast Italy.