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A popular and common food made from a paste-type dough consisting of durum wheat flour, salt, and a liquid that may be in the form of water, milk or eggs.

A group of traditional Mexican pastes that are made into sauces that range in flavor from delicately spicy to very rich and spicy.

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 small native fruit that is common to the bush country of Australia. Like many of the bush produce from the Australian region, this fruit is small and grown on bushes that can be found in a variety of country areas.

baste, barbecue pot and brush,

A small pulse (legume) that is most commonly grown as a crop in India. It is used as a food for both human and animal consumption.

As a shorter and different shaped version of a sauce pan, the saucier is a pan often used for preparations requiring more repetitive motions with the ingredients in the pan, such as stirring or whisking.

A French term commonly used by fine restaurants or fine diners in France to describe little bites or very small servings of food that complement a main dish.

A small puff pastry, commonly served as an appetizer or dessert, that is sliced in half to hold various fillings that could be sweet or meat or cheese-based.

Derived from the Italian word meaning nude, this food item is a small dumpling that is common to Florence region of Italy.

A small ribbon pasta formed into a curved shape. Ricciutelle is made into several types of shapes, either a corkscrew shape (similar to fusilli, rotini and rotelle) or simply as a short curl formed like a small ribbon that has been curled slightly.

food thickener, thickening agent, liason, beurre manie,

A spicy, rich Mexican Mole sauce, also known as red Mole, which is a mixture of onion, garlic, chile peppers (commonly pasilla and ancho), ground nuts or sesame seeds, toasted bread, spices, sunflower or soybean oils, sugar, and occasionally a small amount of sweet chocolate.

A paste prepared with equal quantities of flour and butter that are kneaded together. It is used as a thickener that can be stirred into a hot sauce or soup.

Also known as mezedes (the plural form of meze), it is a Greek name for a variety of small bite size appetizer snacks and sauces made from the traditional ingredients of the region.

The yellow liquid of an egg making up about 40 percent of the liquid weight of the egg. Egg yolks are an excellent source of protein and iron, but are high in cholesterol.

A somewhat small, round berry that is dark blue in color with a crowned opening at the opposite end of its stem.

Translated, a Torta means tart in Italian, which describes a small tart-like food that may be baked or made with cold, refrigerated ingredients that do not require baking.

Small to medium-sized, this variety of tomato is an heirloom species that grows and ripens earlier than other varieties.

A small Asian dumpling that is stuffed with a variety of ingredients such as meats or fish, vegetables and seasonings, that are wrapped and pan cooked before serving.