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Pronounced rees-ling or reez-ling. A grape varietal used in the production of white wine and is used as a blending agent in the production of Ice Wine in Canada.

Pronounced shar-dunay. A grape varietal used in the production of white and sparkling wine. Where the Chardonnay varietal originated has not been verified, but it has definitely earned a reputation and a home in France’s Burgundy region.

Thin, fragile, white Japanese noodles made from wheat flour. They are sold in straight strands that are dried and bundled.

A berry, much like a small grape, native to France and northern Europe that is related to the gooseberry.

An Asian vegetable and green related to the Pak Choy family of cabbage plants, that is often considered to be the flowering version of this vegetable green.

1) An Italian term for "cream" that can be used to refer to cream in a food, a cream sauce, or the topping on a dessert or an espresso coffee.

A medium to large red apple with skin that has areas of slight russeting. The Stayman has a juicy off-white flesh that is firm but tender and provides a sweet but slightly tart, wine-like flavor.

Gourmet oil infused with the flavor from white or black truffles (a rare fungus that grows underground) that have been soaked in olive oil.

A crisp vegetable, that is also classified as a herb, that grows as a greenish-white bulb containing tubular stalks topped with feathery leaves.

A berry, much like a small grape, native to France and northern Europe that is related to the green gooseberry.

A white or yellow-toned, soft, fatty substance obtained from the churning of milk or cream, allowing the butter to separate from the liquid.

(Scientific Name: Pleurotus eryngii) A variety of mushroom that grows in clusters and develops a trumpet-like shape.

A Mexican cheese that was named for the cheese makers who originally produced this variety, which were the Mennonites living in Chihuahua, Mexico.

A meat topping that is spread over a Ham prior to baking in order to enhance the flavor of the meat after it has finished baking and to help keep the Ham moist and tender in texture.

A fruit of Asian origin that is grown in regions throughout the world where sub-tropical to mild climates prevail, but not in climates that are too humid or hot.

(Scientific Name: Lyophyllum shimeji) Small in size, this type of Asian mushroom is one of the numerous Shimeji varieties common to Japan.

Made from the same grapes grown for producing champagne, this substance is type of vinegar made from the stock of dry white sparkling wine.

A cooked grape juice that is produced from the unfermented residue referred to as "must" that is produced from red and white grapes (Salamino, Fortana, Trebbiano Bianco, and Lancellotta)as they are processed into wine.

A very tiny seed that is edible as a seed or is used for planting to produce sprouts. Easily digested, the chia seeds are black to white in color and are covered with a highly absorbent shell that can absorb over seven times its weight in water, producing a gelatin-like substance.

Several varieties of peppercorn berries picked at different times, dried by using different drying processes resulting in distinctively different flavors, and mixed together to create a blend of three or four peppercorns.