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Made from cornmeal and other ingredients, a Corn Cake can be one of several different food items. It can be made as a small, round-shaped food with a mild corn flavor that is often served like a pancake for breakfast or for lunch.

Also known as "soup nuts" this food item is considered to be a cracker or cracker bread that is commonly made in Jewish kitchens to accompany soup or it may be served as a garnish for other foods.

The dough that serves as a base for the pizza that is prepared, formed into a circular, square or rectangular shape, baked and then topped with pizza ingredients.

An egg-shaped fruit native to Central America, that is grown on a Sapodilla tree which not only produces this tasty fruit, but also a gummy sap used in the production of chewing gum.

A small, bright green crescent-shaped fruit obtained from the flower of the bulbless variety of the fennel plant.

A fluffy, soft candied food that is made from egg whites, gelatin, and corn syrup. Available in a variety of shapes, sizes and textures, the traditional marshmallow has a spongy texture that provides a sweet flavor for snacks, baked goods and sweet desserts.

Small black seeds that provide a slightly bitter and somewhat peppery flavor when dried for use in foods.

A type of winter squash that resembles an acorn in shape and typically measures from 6 to 10 inches in length.

A sandwich meat that is made with cooked beef shavings encased in gelatin and formed into a rectangular-shaped loaf approximately 12 inches in length that is typically 4 inches wide by 4 inches in depth.

A utensil that has a colorful history and one that dates back many years to age old times. It has been recorded that the first appearance of a utensil used like a napkin was bread dough which was formed into little pieces that were used to blot the face and hands during and after eating.

A type of flour milled from seeds obtained from the amaranth plant. The small, lens shaped seed or grain is light tan in color and provides a very mild tangy, somewhat peppery or nutty flavor, which may be quite noticeable if the flour is not combined with another flour when preparing baked foods.

A generic name, also spelled "chili," given to a broad range of over 200 varieties of hot peppers. Chile peppers are grown in different shapes, sizes, and flavors.

A white cheese made entirely from goat's milk and commonly referred to as goat cheese in the U.S. (The word Chèvre translates into goat in French).

A traditional snack food made with dough that is baked until it has the texture and consistency desired, either soft or hard.

A popular French cow's milk cheese that is produced as a spreadable cheese in small cylindrical shapes.

A small to medium size olive, produced in Spain and California, that is greenish brown in color and oval shaped.

A white goat cheese, with a creamy texture and mild tangy flavor, which is made into a log shape and covered with salted ash.

A small portion of ground meat that has been seasoned and rolled into a round ball-like shape. Meatballs were most likely created as a way to use up excess meat, taking scraps of meat, grinding them into small bits and possibly adding some fillers to help hold the mixture together.

A European cheese originally produced in the Auvergne region of France. Made with partially skimmed pasteurized or unpasteurized cow's milk and at times buttermilk, Gaperon cheese is formed into dome-like shapes with flat bottoms.

A Mexican sandwich, which became popular after WWII. The Torta sandwich most often contains meat garnished with mashed avocado, a sandwich spread made of black beans or refried beans, pickled jalapenos, lettuce, tomato, and an onion.