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One of the most common and most popular of spices, the peppercorn is derived from the berries grown in clusters on the vine-like pepper plant.

Most varieties of squash are placed into two categories: summer and winter squash. Winter squash varieties have hard skins and firmer, denser flesh than summer squash varieties.

An Italian dessert that is made to be dome-shaped when served, a design that was supposedly inspired by the design of an Italian cathedral.

A type of nut that is grown and harvested from a family of trees that include hickories, walnuts and pecans.

Imitation Crab, Imitation Lobster,

Made in the form of a Tea Ball with a handle, this utensil is designed to hold bits of ingredients that are used to make beverages and flavorful foods.

A decorative confectionery made from sugar that is often added to cakes, cookies and other baked goods.

Mixtures of various spices, oils and flavored powders are combined to create an ingredient that can be added to foods to enhance the taste.

A type of popular Mexican flat bread that is often used as a sandwich wrap or an open-face sandwich, such as a corn cake patty.

A multi-purposed type of kitchen utensil that can be used to clean many different types of vegetables as well as other items such as cookware.

A stylish beverage container that is used for holding both hot and cold liquids. Typically made from materials such as glass, metal or plastic formed into an appealing shape, a Carafe will often hold water, wine, punch, a carbonated beverage, tea, coffee, cocoa, and other similar drinks.

One of the naturally occurring chemicals that are produced in food as it is cooked or baked. Typically, foods with higher levels of starch, such as potatoes or products made from potatoes, produce Acrylamide when they are fried, due to the temperatures reached during the cooking process.

Often considered to be an activity at the seashore, clambakes are events that may be picnics or evening parties where clams and a variety of other foods are steam-baked.

Ceramic vents formed in the shape of different types of birds that are used to assist with pie baking.

A corm or fleshy bulb that forms at the base of a plant known as the trapa natan, which is grown in streams and bodies of water.

Also known as "goose-neck or goose barnacles", pecrebes are a shellfish that have the appearance of a goose with a long neck that extends out from a soft body.

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 food served as both an appetizer and main meal. It is made with a combination of raw fish, vegetables (such as tomatoes, bell peppers, cilantro, green onions, and white onions) and marinated in a base of citrus juices with seasonings.

An edible oil obtained from the nuts grown on argan trees that is used for cooking and seasoning. Native to southwestern Morocco, the argan tree is not common in any other area of the world, although efforts are underway to grow this variety of tree in other countries.

A type of mozzarella cheese that is a dried and heavily smoked cured variety. The unsmoked, smoked lightly version of this mozzarella is known as affumicata.