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A vinegared rice mixture that is the base for sushi dishes. The short or medium grain rice is thoroughly rinsed, steamed or boiled, loosened and left standing for 10 to 15 minutes, and then flavored with sweetened rice vinegar (vinegar and sugar).

A type of mustard made with a combination of herbs and spices blended into a mustard base that is sweetened with honey.

A light flavored vinegar made from rice wine which has been created by adding a bacteria culture to the wine, thus beginning a fermentation process that produces the vinegar.

The sweet juice extracted from pineapples, which is used as a beverage or as an ingredient in a recipe.

A delicious British yeast bread prepared with all-purpose flour and occasionally whole-wheat flour that is loaded with blackberries.

A ham that is wet or dry cured where sugar is at least ½ of the sweetening ingredient used in the curing mix.

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.

Italian espresso that is modified by adding grappa, an Italian liqueur or brandy. This results in a coffee beverage that provides a distinctive flavor sweetened by the addition of the alcohol.

A form of granulated sugar that has been ground to extra-fine granules. Superfine sugar dissolves quickly in cold liquids and works well for baking, sweetening beverages, and especially in making meringues.

A type of festive Easter bread that originated in Bologna, Italy. The unbleached white flour (wheat) dough is enriched with butter, eggs, and milk, sweetened with sugar, and flavored with lemon zest.

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

Cherries that have been pitted and had 75 to 85 percent of the moisture removed through some type of drying process.

A ham that is wet cured with honey consisting of at least one half of the sweetening ingredient used in the curing mix.

A sweet snack food from India that is traditionally made using one or several types of nuts such as Chikki nuts.

A common beverage native to Mexican regions that is served hot or at room temperature. It is made with corn starch or corn dough (masa de maiz), mixed with water and/or milk and sweetened with honey or sugar.

A type of flavoring, coating, syrup, candy, dessert, or beverage made from the seeds of the cacao tree.

A variety of sugar, common in Asian countries, which is formed into the shape of a rough crystal. Yellow lump sugar is sticky textured with an irregular surface.

A bean removed from the soybean pod, which has been soaked in a water-based solution, dry roasted, and salted or seasoned.

A whipped topping that does not contain any dairy products. It is high in saturated fat, making it unsuitable for low-cholesterol diets.

A crystalline, water-soluble sugar that is formed from germinated barley as it ferments during the brewing and distilling process, prior to being made into alcohol.