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Very thin sheets of dried seaweed, which has a mildly sweet taste, that are used mostly in Japanese cooking as a food wrap for sushi.

A mixture of ingredients that complements other foods such as raw vegetables, chips, or toast, which are dipped into it.

An abbreviation for a sandwich made with bacon (B), lettuce (L) and tomatoes (T). Typically the sandwich consists of several slices of bread toasted, spread with mayonnaise, and filled with the ingredients of fried bacon, fresh lettuce, and several tomato slices.

A finely ground and puréed mixture of shellfish and butter that is served as an appetizer or as a spread for toast or bread.

A type of Japanese sushi that consists of vegetables, seafood (either raw or cooked) and seasoned rice rolled in sheets of toasted seaweed referred to as nori.

A Finnish cheese made with cow or reindeer's milk. After only a few days of ripening, the cheese is toasted over a fire to give the surface a slightly charred appearance and flavor.

A nutritious Swiss cereal developed for the health conscious people. Basic muesli is a mixture of rolled oats (raw or toasted), grains and dried fruit, which is eaten as a cereal or a snack.

An hors d'oeuvre or appetizer that resembles a small open face sandwich. Typically made with a base of bread, toast, crackers or pastry topped with almost any type of savory item and a garnish, the Canapé is made to be served either hot or cold.

A condiment made basically from pureed apples combined with sugar, cinnamon, and vinegar. It is used as a spread for muffins, bagels, toast, crackers, and cheese sandwiches, as a topping to be added to desserts, or as an ingredient to be used in making a variety of cakes, pies, and pastries.

Often referred to as a preserve, this fruit spread can be used like a jam or a preserve to be spread on crackers, bread, toasted foods, or baked goods.

A traditional Mediterranean condiment that was originally created in southeast Turkey. It is made as a pepper puree combining red bell peppers, hot peppers such as habanero, toasted walnuts, garlic, olive oil, cumin seeds, vinegar, pomegranate molasses, and water.

Chunks or whole fruit cooked with sugar and pectin that are suspended in a firm jelly base. A preserve is generally used as a spread for bread, toast or rolls.

A type of bread flavored with garlic and butter. The garlic and butter are usually spread onto bread that has already been baked rather than being incorporated into bread dough.

A spicy, rich Mexican Mole sauce, also known as red Mole, which is a mixture of onion, garlic, chile peppers (commonly pasilla and ancho), ground nuts or sesame seeds, toasted bread, spices, sunflower or soybean oils, sugar, and occasionally a small amount of sweet chocolate.

A very thick soup that originated in France and usually consists of cabbage, potatoes, beans, pork, and bacon.

A dish of chopped shellfish, generally lobster, crab or shrimp, in a rich sauce made from butter, cream, egg yolks, sherry and seasonings.

A slightly sweet, round nut grown on shrubs and trees in North America, Europe, and Asia. Filberts are covered with a papery skin, which can be easily removed by slightly toasting the nuts.

An Italian ice cream dessert. The dessert consists of a layer of ice cream topped with a sweetened whipped cream flavored with rum.

A type of open-faced egg sandwich created in the Western U.S. It consists of a mixture of green peppers, onions and ham combined with scrambled eggs served on fresh or toasted bread.

A type of Japanese sushi that is larger in size, both length and thickness, than the traditional sushi known as maki.