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A dry-cured, English ham that is smoked over oak sawdust. Generally it is lightly smoked but it can be found smoked a little more heavily.

A traditional cheese of France and Switzerland made from cow's milk that typically will contain almost 50 percent milk fat.

A saltwater fish found in temperate and tropical waters worldwide that is sleek in appearance and often silver, blue and black in color.

A rich creamy paste, made from sesame seeds and sesame oil, which is used to enrich the flavor and texture of many Middle Eastern sweet and savory dishes.

A type of dry onion that gets its name from the town in Washington where the variety originated. They are noted for their brown skins and white flesh, which has a very mild and sweet flavor.

(Scientific Name: Helvella crispa) A mushroom that is recognized by its saddle shaped cap. The cap is a cream color on top and a tan color underneath.

A German ham that is made from hogs, which are fed acorns and raised in the Westphalia forest in Germany.

A liquid sugar that is used for a flavoring both prior to the preparation of the food as well as after when the food is served.

A rippled or smooth-leafed vegetable that has a white, red or yellow stalk with white veins running throughout the stalks.

A flavorful vegetable that is a cross between snow peas and garden peas. The Sugar Snap Peas are eaten in the pods and do not require shelling.

(Scientific Name: Cantharellus infundibuliformis) A common mushroom that grows in large groups in wooded areas and damp places.

A large oval fruit native to India and Malaysia that grows on a tree related to the breadfruit tree....

One of the smallest varieties of the onion family, this vegetable has a pear-shaped bulb that separates into 2 or 3 bulblets (or cloves).

A gastropod mollusk, which is a mollusk that has a single shell containing a single muscle. The colorful shell of this mollusk contains a clam-like flavored meat that must be tenderized because of its toughness.

A fresh bean that grows in the sea in the form of a long, pencil thin, cylindrical green stem that may have spherical-shaped, spike-like buds on the ends.

A food dish made with potatoes that are precooked, cubed and then fried in butter or oil and seasoned with a variety of ingredients such as salt, pepper, onions, and bits of green herbs.

A dry-cured Spanish ham that comes from white hogs, which are raised in southern Spain and fed a diet of acorns.

A large link sausage that is typically made of pork, seasoned pork blood, suet, breadcrumbs, and oatmeal, although other ingredients may be added.

(Scientific Name: Morchella esculenta) A wild mushroom with a cone-shape cap that forms into a honeycombed and deeply indented outer skin.

A fresh water fish that is found in the Great Lakes and other large lakes in the upper United States and Canada.