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A popular type of small bean with a cream-colored flesh and black skin that has a slightly sweet flavor and a mealy texture.

A small, oval bean, reddish-brown to maroon in color, and native to China. It is usually sold in a dried form, but can also be purchased as a paste or flour.

A small snap green or yellow bean that is long and straight in shape, tender in texture, yet crisp and very tasty.

Also known as a chickpea, a garbanzo bean is a round, tan-colored legume with a slightly nutty flavor.

A firm-textured white cheese traditionally found in Caribbean or Mexican countries. This cheese has a strong flavor and somewhat mildly smoked taste.

A variety of flour that is most often used in East Indian cooking. Garbanzo beans, also known as chickpeas, are processed into a flour that is very similar to millet providing a rich sweet flavor to baked foods.

A coagulation of the milky liquid that is extracted from soybeans. A soft, cheese-like substance, more popularly known as tofu.

A Mexican bread, made with a basic dough that is very similar to a French baguette dough. The bread has a crispy, flavorful crust and a soft, chewy crumb.

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 Mexican dish consisting of thin strips of cooked meat, typically beef or chicken, that are placed into a tortilla with other ingredients and rolled up to be eaten out of hand or on a plate.

A firm textured, somewhat crumbly white Mexican cheese, traditionally made from goat's milk but also made from cow's milk.

A Mexican sandwich sold by street markets and vendors throughout Mexico that is somewhat similar to the American or Italian deli sandwich.

A spicy Mexican condiment which is a mixture of pumpkin seeds (pepitas), ground nuts and sesame seeds, tomatillos, green chile peppers (typically poblano or serrano), spices, soybean oils, bread or crackers (wheat flour and corn starch), sugar, and other seasonings.

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