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A turnover-like pastry, common in South American and many Spanish kitchens, which is filled with sweet or savory ingredients.

A slightly sweet, tender fruit covered with a shiny skin that ranges in color from purple, which is the most familiar, to red, yellow, green, or white, depending on the variety.

A large oval shaped green and tan colored squash that has a watermelon appearance in shape and color.

A long oblong-shaped squash with a cream colored, green striped thick outer skin and a golden fine-textured inner flesh.

A wine fortified by adding grape alcohol partway through the fermentation. The wine is kept in oak for a relatively short time, then fortified and aged in bottles.

A sauce that is typically smooth yet fluid-textured, made of tomatoes and flavored with sugar, vinegar, onions, garlic, and spices.

A variety of different seafoods and vegetables cooked in a milk base to create a rich and hearty soup.

Typically made with a wider variety of vegetables than traditional Chicken Vegetable Soup, this type of soup has a similar flavor but more vegetable flavored.

Used mainly as an ingredient in sauces, this variety of soup is thick in consistency and rich in flavor.

Generally, this term refers to a sweetened whipped cream with added flavoring. French in origin, Chantilly Creme is referred to as crème chantilly and in France is used as a topping for various desserts or an ingredient in savory food dishes.

A small hard bread that is considered to be a traditional, old world recipe served in homes throughout Germany where it is referred to as Mandelbrot.

Beginning as a common type of porridge during early British times Burgoo was made from oats, but has changed over the years as different ingredients created different versions of the original recipe.

1. Working in the food industry, this title is given to a person who has an occupation that involves the preparation of foods.

A Spanish cheese that is made from unpasteurized milk of Majorera goats on the island of Fuerteventura, which is one of the Canary Islands.

Several varieties of peppercorn berries picked at different times, dried by using different drying processes resulting in distinctively different flavors, and mixed together to create a blend of three or four peppercorns.

A kitchen utensil used to make a hot or cold mousse. It is a circular shaped stainless steel or aluminum ring that is used to hold the rich, whipped ingredients that provide an airy texture to the dish being prepared.

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

A rich tasting small, stuffed pie that became popular for miners to take into the mines as a convenient and nourishing lunch meal.

Most notably known as "Pinot Blanc". A grape varietal, used in the production of white wine, originating in the Alsace region of France.

Most notably known as "Pinot Blanc". A grape varietal, used in the production of white wine, originating in the Alsace region of France.