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Mildly seasoned and filled with a variety of beans and vegetables, this type of soup is a combination of many ingredients often found in Mexican or southwestern U.S.

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

A hybrid of corn that grows into large kernels for use in making snacks and various corn dishes. Common in Mexican cooking, Giant White Corn is referred to as Maiz Mote Pelado for Spanish foods or Hominy for southern U.

A fruit growing on low bushes, referred to as a cherry or a tomato, that is a relative of the Mexican tomatillo but smaller in size and sweeter in flavor.

A plant from the parsley family, known as cilantro from which the seeds are harvested for use as a seasoning.

1) An Italian term for "cream" that can be used to refer to cream in a food, a cream sauce, or the topping on a dessert or an espresso coffee.

Dry corn dough used to make corn tortillas. In Spanish, masa means ''dough'', which in Mexico can be translated to mean ''corn dough'', an essential ingredient in Mexican cooking.

A type of dry onion that has a pure white skin and a sweet, mild flesh that is also white in color. This onion is widely used in Mexican foods, complementing the flavors of other ingredients.

Small, dark red beans that have a slightly sweet taste. They are available precooked in cans or dried, which require soaking to rehydrate.

A plant native to Mexico, growing low to the ground and bearing small tomatoes encased in papery husks that range in size from 1 to 2 inches in diameter.

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

Originating in the U.S., this term describes the combining of two types or styles of food preparation and cooking into one fused result.

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.

A grape varietal, used in the production of red wines, originating in the Cariñena District of Spain.

A grape varietal, used in the production of red wines, originating in the Cariñena District of Spain.

Pronounced Cah-reen-Yawn or Karin-Yan. A grape varietal, used in the production of red wines, originating in the Cariñena District of Spain.

Another name given to cilantro because of its popularity in Asian cooking. Chinese parsley is as commonly used in China as regular parsley is used elsewhere.

The edible seeds found in a pumpkin, which are available with or without the hulls, in a raw, roasted, and salted form.