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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 type of bean grown in India that is very similar to the mung bean and is a common ingredient for Indian cooking.

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 combination of the traditional Tomato Soup with an array of garden vegetables that offers a strong tomato and vegetable soup-like flavor.

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 small, round off-white vegetable (legume) grown in a pod similar to a pea or bean. They have a delicious nutty flavor and can be used as an alternative to the lima bean.

A tree that grows in tropical regions and produces a bean or seed known as the cocoa bean. The tree produces a yellowish red fruit (pod) that contains a white fleshy pulp, which surrounds numerous seeds.

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

White vinegar flavored with tarragon. A sprig of tarragon is placed in a glass bottle and then white vinegar is added (a recipe may call for other flavorings to be added along with the tarragon).

A Portuguese yeast bread that is traditionally served to celebrate Epiphany. The dough, prepared with white bread flour or all-purpose flour, is enriched with butter and eggs, flavored with raisins, pine nuts, and orange and lemon zest, and topped with candied fruits, sugar, and citrus zest.

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

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

An Asian noodle that is wheat-based and sometimes contains eggs. The off-white noodle is very popular all over the world and is available in straight rods or crinkled into brick shapes.

A corn product created by soaking white or yellow corn kernels in scalding water that is mixed with a chemical solution, such as a mild lye or slaked lime.

A long narrow variety of squash, very similar to zucchini in flavor, that is often considered to be of African decent, but common in southern Europe and Asia.

A long narrow variety of squash, very similar to zucchini in flavor, that is often considered to be of African decent, but common in southern Europe and Asia.

An underwater Asian root vegetable, with a shape similar to a long squash, which may grow up to four feet in length.

Made in a manner of soups from Mexico, Chicken Tortilla Soup is filled with many ethnic ingredients to create a filling and savory side dish or a soup that could be served as the main meal.

A method to preserve fruits, vegetables and meat in a vinegar or brine mixture that is then heat processed in boiling water so the pickled food can be stored for longer lengths of time.