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A Spanish cheese made from cow's milk that originated on the island of Minorca off the northeast coast of Spain.

A dark green, tapering and narrow pepper that is five to seven inches long. When fully mature it turns a dark brown.

A strangely shaped fruit from a vegetable plant that is used as a vegetable in Asian cooking. This melon has a shape that is similar to a cucumber with ribbed and bumpy skin.

1. A dessert with a crumb topping made from flour, oats, butter, and brown sugar combined into a mixture that is sprinkled over sliced fruit and baked.

A vanilla flavored powder that is made by grinding dried vanilla beans into a fine textured powder. When heat is applied to the ingredients, Vanilla Powder holds its flavor better than a vanilla extract, making it best suited for flavorings used for foods that are heated in some manner, such as baked goods or tea and coffee.

In plant families, the tomato is classified as a fruit (berry), but when eaten it resembles a vegetable, which it is most often considered to be.

The tropical fruit from the Tamarind tree, a species that is native to North Africa and Asia. Resembling a vegetable with its large brown pod containing small seeds and a brown pulp, the tamarind provides a acidic flavor somewhat like lemon juice, that enhances flavors when used as a seasoning for meat, chutney, curry dishes, and pickled fish.

A fruit that are pods from trees grown in the Orient, Mediterranean and Italy. The pods are flat, curved, leathery and brown with a purplish tint.

A kitchen device used to remove excess moisture from freshly washed lettuce, greens, herbs, fruits, and other similar leafy or hard to dry items.

A sweet, buff-colored, olive sized nut that is obtained from the center of the inedible fruit of the maidenhair tree, which is native to China.

A soft, sweet, thin-fleshed food item with many small, edible seeds. Although the Fig is most often considered to be a fruit, it is actually a flower that is picked for eating.

A large seed that is the edible fruit harvested from the coconut palm tree grown in tropical regions around the world.

A common herb that is native to Europe and western Asia, but is also grown in many other parts of the world.

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 grain used to produce a porridge that may become a breakfast cereal or a rice pudding, depending on the country.

A utensil used for drying and preserving foods by removing most of the natural moisture contained in the food, thus reducing the potential problems with spoilage that occur with fresh foods.

A type of chile pepper that is about 5 inches in length, is green or red in color, and has a mild to medium-hot flavor.

A flowering plant that emerges with a hearty, tough stem that grows into a lengthy, winding vine. Related to the species of plants that include stinging nettles, the Hops plant develops small prickly protrusions on the stems, somewhat like the nettles.

A large, juicy, red berry that is very sweet when ripe and grows on a spreading, stemless plant. Strawberries are eaten raw, used as an ingredient in many salads and desserts, and are also one of the most popular flavorings in candies and other sweet products.

A variety of lime that is small, round and pointed at the end with a gnarled outer skin that emits a sharp lemon-like aroma.