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A traditional Italian food dish made with veal shanks dredged in flour, chopped vegetables such as onions, celery, tomatoes, and carrots, that cook together in a chicken or beef stock with seasonings such as olive oil, garlic, marjoram, pepper, thyme, and white wine.

A cut of meat and steak dinner made world famous by Delmonico's Restaurant in New York during the mid 1800's.

A liquid juice produced from fresh pressing a subtropical plant that is grown for its knobby root. The root, which is actually a rhizome, has a tan skin and a flesh that may range in color from ivory to light green.

A flat cake, similar to a pancake that is a traditional food from Italy. It is made by adding chickpea flour to a bowl of lukewarm water, which is then allowed to stand for several hours.

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

A French cheese made from cow's milk that is typically a deep orange-colored, considered to be the same as aged Edam cheese.

A rich creamy cheese made entirely from sheep's milk, which is nicely suited to produce a range of textures, from semi-soft to very firm.

Grana Padano is an Italian semi-fat, hard cheese with a finely grained texture. It is pale yellow in color and has a delicate flavor.

An Italian seasoning that is made from dried fish roe taken from the roe sacs of tuna or gray mullet.

A type of English cheese that at one time was made only with the milk from Gloucester cows, which are now almost extinct.

A type of English cheese that at one time was made only with the milk from Gloucester cows, which are now almost extinct.

An Italian cheese made from whole cow's milk, having a firm texture and flavor that ranges from mild and slightly sweet or spicy when young to a flavor that is strong, tangy, and somewhat salty as it ages.

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.

A type of winter squash that develops an orange outer skin with a golden inner flesh. The sizes of Pumpkins can range from very small to very large weighing close to 1000 lbs when exceptionally large.

A stuffed pasta made in several different shapes, which may be square like ravioli, half circle-shaped like anolini, or twisted into a rounded form to appear like the shape of a small hat similar to cappelletti.

A pear-shaped, summer squash, which is grown in warmer and more tropical climates such as the Caribbean or Mexico.

Basically the same type of tool used to grind coffee beans can be used as a tool to grind dried spices but it is strongly suggested to not use it for both.

One of the smallest varieties of the onion family, this vegetable has a pear-shaped bulb that separates into 2 or 3 bulblets (or cloves).

A special variety of dried corn that contains a high moisture content. About 14% of the composition of the kernel is water, which creates steam when the kernel is heated.

Grana cheese is actually Grana Padano cheese. "Grana" is an abbreviation of Grana Padano. This cheese is an Italian semi-fat, hard cheese with a finely grained texture.