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A corn product made by oven roasting and freeze-drying kernels of sweet corn so that they become dry and crispy.

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.

A wine that is available dry or sweet, which has been fortified and had its flavor enhanced with herbs and spices.

A milk and/or broth-based soup made from the flesh of orange Sweet Potatoes. Typically, this soup contains bits of onion and garlic cooked in a chicken broth that is mixed with milk, yogurt or half-and-half as a base.

A type of ham curing process that involes immersing a ham in a sweet brine that has been seasoned with a variety of spices.

A kitchen tool used to remove the kernels from the corn cob. There are a couple different types of corn strippers available.

A ham that is wet cured in a sweet seasoned brine. The sweetener and seasoning used in the curing process will vary according to the recipe of the producer or the person curing the ham.

Term that denotes the presence of residual sugar and/or glycerin in a wine. Considered one of the four basic tastes perceived by taste buds.

A Korean noodle made from sweet potato starch. It is a thin long, translucent noodle with a chewy texture.

A dry onion grown mostly in Georgia that is well known as a popular variety of a sweet onion. Mildly sweet in flavor, the onion has a yellow to tan outer skin covering a white inner flesh.

A variety of pepper that has a banana shape and is typically 2 to 3 inches in length. At times referred to as a "yellow wax" pepper, Banana Chile peppers have a waxy yellow skin that turns red when fully ripe.

Common in Italian cooking, this food item consists of sweet peppers sauteed in olive oil. The Italian Sweet Pepper is a common pepper to use for making this food dish, but any variety of sweet pepper can be served.

A winter squash, which is a variety of buttercup squash, that has a round, pumpkin shape weighing approximately 3 to 4 pounds.

A type of vegetable considered to be a pumpkin and squash heirloom variety that is often used as a decorative squash rather than an eating squash.

A nut that is starchier and less oily than other nuts, allowing it to be cooked in a number of ways, such as roasted, steamed or boiled.

A tuber, common in Asia, Africa, and many tropical countries, that can range in size from several ounces to over 100 pounds.

A type of flour produced by grinding dried yams into a powder. A yam is a hearty tuber that does not have the sweet taste of a sweet potato, but instead may have flavors that range from bland to earthy, slightly smoky in taste, or nutty and only moderately sweet.

A short grain variety of white rice that sticks together when it is cooked. This variety is generally used for commercial product formulations rather than home recipes, converting the rice starch and flour into food binders for fillings, gravies and sauces.

An Asian herb that is a small plant with green leaves and a unique flavor that is mildly sweet, similar to cumin.

A Scandinavian cheese made from cow's milk which has a soft spreadable texture providing a semi-sweet taste.