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A leaf growing from the Neem plant that is native to Asia and East India where it is used to flavor foods.

A goat's milk cheese, native to France, that is similar and synonymous with a French chevre. Semi-aged, ripening for 5 to 10 weeks, Bucheron is produced as short logs that are sliced and sold as small rounds in food stores.

(Scientific Name: Marasmius oreades) Named for the manner in which it grows in open fields and meadows, this variety of mushroom emerges in clusters that form the shape of an irregular circle or "ring" that may be 8 to 15 feet in diameter.

Onions that remain in the ground and are not harvested until they have matured into a larger round onion with dried leaves.

A dry apple brandy considered to be a premium brandy, which is produced in the Calvados region of northern France.

A type of broad-leafed Spinach that is grown in Far Eastern countries to harvest the shoots and leaves of the plant.

Pronounced kawr-byayr. A wine producing district in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France. A majority of wines produced in Corbières AC is red (94%), rosé (4%) and white (2%) are produced in small quantities.

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

An English blue cheese, which is made from the whole milk of cows and aged from several months to five months and longer.

(Scientific Name: Morchella esculenta) A wild mushroom with a cone-shape cap that forms into a honeycombed and deeply indented outer skin.

The narrow stalk that forms as a seed head from the garlic plant. As the Garlic begins to grow, a curved stalk starts to form and continues to grow as the plant matures.

A common Jamacian salad green grown from the taro root. Used in a manner similar to lettuce, Callaloo is prepared for use in salads, soups, and side dishes.

Pronounced bahr bah ress koh. A D.O.C.G. regional red wine produced in the Piedmont region of Italy, specifically in the towns Barbaresco, Neive, and Treiso d’Alba.

Term that describes the color of wine. Browning occurs as a red wine ages and/or the wine is exposed to excessive amounts of air.

A term used to describe one or many of the varieties of red-hot chilies that are grown throughout the world.

A member of the muskmelon family, this fruit has a shape and look similar to a walnut. Inside the thick rind, the flesh is a cream colored and when ripe provides a very mild flavor, not as sweet as other melons, that is somewhat similar to the taste of a cucumber.

A soft, off-white cheese from France that has a rich, earthy mushroom taste that becomes sharp and fruity-flavored after it has aged.

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

Originating in Switzerland, this cheese is made with raw (unpasteurized) cow's milk, typically as a wheel weighing over 225 pounds with a thin hard rind surrounding it.

A plant from the ginger family that is grown in tropical regions. As the plant grows a pod or shell containing a strand of 15 to 20 tiny seeds begins to develop as it buds out.