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Descriptor of wines made from grapes that hung on the vine until they reached a high sugar content, resulting in a sweet wine.

A type of cherry that has been colored red or green and is soaked in flavored sugar syrup. Maraschino cherries are available as either a bright red cherry that has an almond flavor or a bright green cherry with mint flavoring.

A mold or fungus that attacks grapes. When controlled (referred to as noble rot) it causes concentrated sugar in grapes resulting in delightfully sweet wines.

An Asian vegetable green that is used as a cooking green, a salad green, or as a pickled vegetable prepared in a brine or sugar solution.

A sweet food spread made from carrots that are ground, chopped, or shredded to be combined with sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon, and cloves.

A traditional Asian cake made with a variety of ingredients such as glutinous rice, salt, sugar, and at times, fruits and beans.

The candied pad or paddle (leaf) of the prickly pear cactus that is sweetened by packing the pad in a sugar syrup solution.

A traditional Italian dessert that may also be referred to as a sorbet but is coarser and more granular in texture.

A fruit-based confectionery common to Spanish speaking regions that is made from quince fruit, sugar and water that is cooked together to become a thick syrup.

A French term used to describe a light custard sauce that is prepared with egg yolks, sugar, hot milk, and cream.

A wide, round, low-walled type of kitchen Sieve used to strain liquids or to sift and strain dry ingredients, such as flour, powdered sugar and nuts.

Refers to the process of pouring a very fine stream of liquid, such as melted butter or a sugar glaze over food for decorative purposes and/or to add flavor.

A product that is made from powdered or coarsely ground mustard that is combined with other ingredients, such as vinegar, turmeric, white wine, and sugar.

A term describing a style of cooking where a food is cooked with a small amount of water, butter and sugar, and then sprinkled lightly with minced parsley.

A product, similar to molasses, which is commonly available in European areas such as Great Britian....

A type of chocolate product that is white in color and is made with cocoa butter, sugar, milk, and a bit of vanilla extract.

In reference to dishes with a flavor that is both sweet and tart. The flavor generally comes from the combination of both sugar and vinegar in making a dressing or sauce that is served with meat, fish or vegetables or a combination of these foods.

An artificial sweetener that has only 1/8 of a calorie per teaspoon and is considered to be several hundred times sweeter than sugar.

A frothy, thick beverage or dessert, originating in England, which is made from beaten milk and wine (or ale), sugar, spices and sometimes beaten egg whites.

Refers to bread that uses yeast as a leavener. The yeast causes the formation of carbon dioxide gas through fermentation of the sugars in the bread dough.