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A type of bread that is baked as a loaf, which is then sliced into individual pieces that are baked again.

The Italian name given to any fresh, medium aged or matured cheeses made from sheep's milk, unless classifed otherwise since some Pecorino Toscano cheeses may also be made with a combination of sheep and cow's milk.

Long and slender in shape, the leaves of this herb are commonly used in Asian cooking. Often harvested from salt marshes in countries such as Japan, the Saltwort is can be grown in both saline and non-saline soils.

A French term for an alcoholic beverage that is distilled from fermented fruit to produce a clear brandy or liqueur.

A cooking green that is a celtuce variety of garden lettuce grown for its thick edible stem instead of the leaf, which is thin and bitter tasting.

A traditional variety of rice served in southeast Asian areas, specifically Vietnam, where the rice flakes are manually produced to create a dish known as "banh com" or simply "com" as it is often called.

The process of pouring a liquid from one container into another in order to allow the liquid to breathe (aerate), to separate any unwanted deposits (sediment) so that it remains in the original container, and to improve flavors by softening the wine or reducing the wine temperature.

A grape varietal, used in the production of red wine, originating in Austria. The Blauer Zweigelt varietal is a cross between Blaufränkisch (Blauer Limberger) and St.

A long, cylindrical variety of squash, native to Asia, that is generally harvested when it is between 1 to 2 feet in length, but can be grown as long as 8 to 10 feet.

Pronounced Bah-ROH-lo. A regional red wine from the town of Barolo, in the Piedmont region of Italy....

An Asian vegetable green that is used as a cooking green, a salad green, or as a pickled vegetable prepared in a brine or sugar solution.

A semi-hard cheese made in Switzerland from unpasteurized cow's milk. It is often confused with another cheese for France and Switzerland known as Vacherin Mont d'Or in Switzerland or simply as Mon d'Or or Vacherin Haut-Doubs in France.

Typical of many Swiss cheeses characterized by the holes ("eyes") found throughout the cheese, Lacy Swiss cheese also contains holes, but they are much smaller in size than the aged Swiss cheese.

Typical of many Swiss cheeses characterized by the holes ("eyes") found throughout the cheese, Baby Swiss cheese also contains holes, but they are much smaller in size than the aged Swiss cheese.

A ham that is not cooked or cured prior to preparation. When selecting a fresh ham, look for one that is encased in a layer of firm white fat, and contains meat that is well marbled with coloring that may range from a grayish-pink from younger hogs to a light rose color from older hogs.

The fruit from the olive tree that is small and round with a pit or stone surrounded by the flesh. Olives vary in color from bright green to brownish red and black, depending on maturity and ripeness when the fruit was picked.

French goat's milk cheese made in the Poitou region, south of the Loire valley. Cured dried, this cheese is molded in a cylinder shape and allowed to age for a month or two as a thin white, rough rind becomes yellowed and blue with mold.

Term used by professional wine tasters when referring to the bouquet or aroma of a wine. "Bouquet" is a term used to describe various fragrances evident from the processing and/or ageing of wine.

A variety of summer squash with a dark green skin covering an off-white flesh. It is much like a cucumber in size and shape.

A variety of bean, which is also referred to simply as a Runner Bean that can be eaten as a fresh green bean, a fresh podded bean or a dried bean.