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A small, heart-shaped, sweet chile pepper, which may be mild or spicy hot in flavor and somewhat bitter tasting.

A spicy sauce that is placed on the ingredients that go into the folded tortilla. Taco sauce is available as either a red or green (verde) sauce.

A tomato-based Mexican sauce made up of tomatoes, chile peppers, and onions. It is a sauce that is very similar to salsa, except thinner and smoother in consistency, not as chunky.

A semi-soft white melting cheese that is made from whole, skim, or partially skim milk and contains bits of chile peppers.

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 type of condiment that is somewhat similar to the Chile Sauces produced in countries such as Mexico and the U.S.

A group of traditional Mexican pastes that are made into sauces that range in flavor from delicately spicy to very rich and spicy.

A term from India that may refer to a food dish with rice and vegetables or a ready to eat snack. Nav is the term that denotes nine in India so there will generally be nine kinds of foods combined together.

Defining one type of sauce as a traditional Mexican Chili Sauce is difficult due to the many different varieties that are made and referred to as a Chili Sauce.

One of the traditional Mexican Mole sauces that is served as a condiment or marinade sauce for poultry, seafood, pork, and vegetable dishes.

Particles of salt that have been infused with chile flavorings to be used as a food seasoning. Chile Salt is often added to Hispanic and Southwestern U.S.

A spice consisting of coarsely ground flakes of dried red chiles. The seeds are also ground with the chiles.

A type of soup that has historical roots from the east coast of the U.S. to Jamacia. The recipes for Pepper Pot Soup vary from region to region, but a few of the common ingredients any of which may be added to make the soup include: beef stock, honeycomb tripe or corned beef, callaloo, kale, onions, okra, chile peppers, potatoes, pasta, and spices.

Most often, this condiment is a traditional relish used to flavor food dishes in India where pickles so frequently are served during meals.

Prepared like a hearty chicken chowder, this soup is made with ingredients common in many southwestern U.S.

The Spanish term for "sauce," salsa can be a mixture of fruits or a mixture of vegetables, or both that are whole and chopped, which are used to complement the flavor of a variety of foods.

The fruit from the olive tree that is small and round with a pit or stone surrounded by the flesh. Olives vary in color from bright green to brownish red and black, depending on maturity and ripeness when the fruit was picked.

A spice made from dried red chiles including the seeds that are ground into powder. The flavor is mildly hot which makes it useful as a seasoning for dishes requiring a spicy flavor.

A paste, originating from Thailand that is used to make sauce for seasoning a variety of meat, rice and vegetable dishes, which become "curried" food.

A type of seasoning made from fermented or germinated soybeans that is used to flavor a variety of Asian foods.