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An aged Italian cheese made from sheep's milk that has a hard yellow to dark brown rind and a yellowish white interior.

An Italian yeast bread, considered to be a flat bread that is flavored with various ingredients, which may include herbs, olive oil, tomatoes, eggplant, roasted peppers, olives, and cheese.

A green leafed vegetable or cooking green, often used in Italian cooking, that is related to both the broccoli and turnip family of vegetables.

An ancient Italian grain that is similar in taste to barley. In the United States, farro is known as a type of spelt or wheat.

An Italian cheese made from cow's milk, with a flavor that varies from slightly sharp to strong or pungent, depending on the age.

An unripened Italian cheese, made from cow's, ewe's, or goat's milk whey that remains after the curds are removed.

The Italian name given to any fresh, medium aged or matured cheeses made from sheep's milk, unless classifed otherwise since some Pecorino Toscano cheeses may also be made with a combination of sheep and cow's milk.

A rindless white creamy Italian cheese that is considered to be pulled-curd or spun-curd cheese (pasta filata), since the curds are placed into the whey when it is still very hot and then removed to be pulled as well as kneaded into the desired consistency.

Similar to a hoagie or hero sandwich that contains an array of ingredients, the Muffuletta is most often stacked with Italian meats and cheeses that are traditionally garnished with an olive mix.

A variety of parsley, also known as Italian parsley that has dark green flat leaves and a somewhat strong peppery flavor.

Grana Padano is an Italian semi-fat, hard cheese with a finely grained texture. It is pale yellow in color and has a delicate flavor.

An Italian appetizer, served hot or cold that can be made in the form of toasted pieces of bread, toasted crackers or croutons that have received a light basting of olive oil and are then served with a variety of toppings.

A bean, sometimes referred to as an Italian flat bean, that can eaten as a snap bean when it is very young or as a dried bean during later stages of maturity.

A variety of rice that was produced from cross breeding an Italian rice known as Rb rice, with long grain rice from the U.S.

A thin chile pepper that is 2 to 4 inches long with a green wrinkled skin that turns red when mature.

Grana cheese is actually Grana Padano cheese. "Grana" is an abbreviation of Grana Padano. This cheese is an Italian semi-fat, hard cheese with a finely grained texture.

A creamy, pale yellow cheese with streaks of blue veining, made from cow's milk. It is an Italian blue cheese named for the town in Italy where it originated.

Most notably known as "Carignan". A grape varietal, used in the production of red wines, originating in the Cariñena District of Spain.

Most notably known as "Carignan". A grape varietal, used in the production of red wines, originating in the Cariñena District of Spain.

Most notably known as "Carignan". A grape varietal, used in the production of red wines, originating in the Cariñena District of Spain.