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A variety of a true yam, which is known as “ube” or “ubi” in the Philippines. It has rough textured, dark colored skin and a light purple colored flesh.

Long strand pasta, which is made with whole-wheat and has a thickness similar to spaghetti. It has a rough surface, which helps it hold sauces better and absorb its flavor.

Translated as "little rag" this pasta is oval shaped with a slight upward curl in the form of a small boat hull.

A short, wide tube pasta with diagonally cut ends. This pasta has the same name as the shaped pasta that is roughly cut pasta scraps.

A French cheese made with cow's milk that is a pale yellow to golden yellow color with a hard texture and is produced in large wheel shapes.

A type of rice that has been altered through various processing methods to improve it for cooking and eating.

A soft cheese made from cow's milk that is produced in the Flanders region of Belgium. This cheese is typically formed into a shape similar to a round bread loaf with an outer rough rind that is covered with a dusting of fine white mold.

Pronounced as "fee-jo" this small egg-size and oval-shaped tropical fruit is native to South America but grown in temperate climates throughout the world.

A Mexican cooking utensil that literally translated means "stone mortar" and is most often used to refer to both the mortar and pestle.

Rice harvested from the rice paddy or field that has not undergone any of the various stages of processing, such as removal of the hull and polishing.

An oval shaped, bright yellow citrus fruit that is sought for its tart flavored, highly acidic juice and skin.

Small black seeds that provide a slightly bitter and somewhat peppery flavor when dried for use in foods.

A round, soft yeast bread, much like one half of an English muffin in appearance and taste, that is made from a prepared batter.

French goat's milk cheese made in the Poitou region, south of the Loire valley. Cured dried, this cheese is molded in a cylinder shape and allowed to age for a month or two as a thin white, rough rind becomes yellowed and blue with mold.

An egg-shaped fruit native to Central America, that is grown on a Sapodilla tree which not only produces this tasty fruit, but also a gummy sap used in the production of chewing gum.

A cheese from the Corsica region of France that is made from sheep's milk. This cheese is uncooked and most often covered with herbs, which include rosemary.

A variety of mandarin orange that is a cross between a tangerine and an orange. It is one of the larger types of mandarin oranges and is more rounded in shape.

A popular French cheese made from the milk of Montbeliard cows, raised in the Franche-Comte region of France.

A quick bread, originating in Scotland, that is often served as a breakfast food or as a snack with a hot beverage.

Temple Orange is actually a tangor, which is a variety of mandarin orange that is a cross between a tangerine and an orange.