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A plant native to Mexico, growing low to the ground and bearing small tomatoes encased in papery husks that range in size from 1 to 2 inches in diameter.

A fruit that is related to the pear and grown in the Mediterranean, the Middle East and the United States.

A French word used in reference to a thin, sweet, crisp cookie that is in the shape of a curved tile.

A traditional Indian combination of spices, that may include cumin, cinnamon, clove, coriander, ginger, paprika, turmeric, garlic, bay leaves, celery, cayenne, and black pepper, which are used on foods such as chicken and fish to give it a reddish-orange color common in tandoor cooking.

A cake made from a mixture of egg yolks and sugar, which has been beaten until fluffy, and then has beaten egg whites folded into it.

Reddish brown to dark purple in color, sumac berries grow from a wild decorative bush, which is found in Middle Eastern countries and parts of Italy.

Often used to refer to foods that when flat, serve as a base to be filled with another ingredient, which are then rolled into a tube-like shape and sliced to display the ingredients swirled into the rolled base of food.

An herb, which is actually an evergreen plant native to the Mediterranean region but cultivated throughout Europe and America.

A type of chicory common in Tuscany, Italy where the Cappuccino monks began growing this vegetable green which ultimately became named for their efforts in raising it.

One of the many species of shark, it is found in the moderate and tropical waters of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and can grow to be 1000 pounds within a period of five to six years.

The distilled or evaporated oils of foods or plants (such as nuts, seeds, fruits, vegetables, herbs, spices, bark, buds, roots, leaves, meat, poultry, seafood, fish, dairy foods, or eggs) that are dissolved in an alcohol base or allowed to dry to be used as a flavoring.

A type of milk that is most often used as an ingredient to enhance baked goods with a rich tangy flavor.

A powder made of sodium bicarbonate that is used as a leavening agent for making a variety of baked goods.

A round or oval shaped fruit that is harvested from lower growing trees found in most of the temperate regions of the world.

Candied fruit, also referred to as crystallized fruit, is fruit that has been cooked in sugar syrup and then allowed to set in the syrup for a long period of time.

A South American specialty dish that originated in either Ecuador or Peru: there seems to be a dispute as to which country the dish first appeared.

A white powder made for use as a leavening agent which is added as an ingredient when preparing many different types of baked goods that will have thin shells or crusts such as puff pasteries, flat breads, crackers, and some cookies.

Pinkish-red or yellow in color, this type of fruit is harvested from a species of climbing cactus that grows in tropical areas of the Middle East, Asia, Central and South America and a few other regions with warm climates.

The green leaves growing from the branches of the Curry tree, a variety of plant native to many regions of Asia and India.

A type of orange that does not have the sweet taste of many other oranges but instead provides a bitter flavor due to the higher acidic content.