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A Mexican fried pastry originating in regions of northern Mexico and the southwestern U.S. Sopapilla, which is considered to be a quick bread in some recipes and a pastry in others, is deep fried to create a puffed up, crispy outer texture that is airy and open on the inside.

A complex blend of spices that is used in the preparation of North African food dishes. Commonly used in Moroccan and Tunisian foods, this blend may contain over 75 different spices.

Descriptor often used for a food or beverage that has been seasoned with spices or naturally contains spices that provide a sharp flavor or aroma considered to be hot, tart, or pungent.

An East Indian paste from the Madras region of India which is now referred to as Chennal. It is a blend of spices and other ingredients that is used to mix into food dishes in order to create a flavorful curry sauce.

A flavoring or infusing process that is used to alter and enhance the natural flavor of a beverage. It begins by heating a beverage and then adding a spice or various mulling spices, which includes herbs, to the warm drink.

A traditional Asian cake made with a variety of ingredients such as glutinous rice, salt, sugar, and at times, fruits and beans.

A pastry originating in Spain, that is basically fried dough extruded through a fluted tube, resulting in a star shaped stick that is cut to a desired length.

1) Derived from various Asian terms meaning "tea", Chai is the name applied to a popular hot beverage served throughout many parts of the world, but particulary Asia.

A long shaft or thin rod inserted through pieces of meat and other foods to hold several pieces together while cooking over a grill or roasting over a fire.

1) A thin crisp fried pastry that is made by dipping a fancy shaped iron into a sweet batter and then dipping the iron in hot fat that is deep enough to cover the battered iron.

Thin, flat pieces of lean beef, taken from the plate, brisket, or round, which are rubbed with seasoning, dry cured, smoked, and cooked to give it a firmer texture with a seasoned 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.

A spice, native to the Spice Islands, that is used to add a sweet and savory flavor to a variety of foods.

A blend of five different spices that are commonly used as a seasoning in Asian food preparation, most specifically Chinese and Vietnamese foods.

A round, leavened bread that is usually about four inches in diameter and is cooked on a hot griddle instead of oven baked, giving it a flattened appearance.

Very common in India and Italian dishes, this type of sauce is used as a base for cooking and flavoring dishes with poultry, vegetables, legumes, and pasta.

An old English food dish, initially prepared as a means to use up stale or left-over bread. Over the centuries, bread pudding has become an enjoyable main dish as well as a dessert dish.

Pronounced bah-nyuhls. An exceptional French red dessert wine produced in the appellation of Banyuls in the Pyrenees region of Southwestern France.

A grape varietal used in the production of white wine. It is believed that the Rousselet grape varietal originated in the Alto Adige region of Italy, though it is not widely planted there in modern day.

1. Descriptor of a fresh, brisk, young wine, pleasingly balanced with refreshing acidity. 2. The process of adding crispness to vegetables, crackers or breads.