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A ready to eat, hard, dry sausage made from beef and pork that is typically well seasoned with black and red pepper and then air dried.

One of the oldest varieties of mint and the most important for industrial use as a flavoring or to create a scented aroma.

A term that is used to refer to a group of spices used for seasonings or a group of vegetables that may be sweet, bland or spicy.

Edible pumpkin seeds that are popular in Mexican cooking. They are available with or without the hulls and raw, roasted and salted.

The outer skin or rind of a fruit and vegetable. Vegetables that have this outer skin will generally have the peel removed and discarded before the vegetable is used but there are occasions when it is left on.

A gelling substance found naturally in vegetables and fruit. Pectin is needed as an ingredient when making jams and jellies to thicken the mixture to make it gel.

The pointed mound that can be created when a mixture has been whipped long enough to become stiff, such as when eggs are beaten for meringue.

Any ground or minced mixture of meat, fish, or vegetables that have been shaped into a round, flattened portion of food to be prepared for baking, grilling or frying.

Unleavened dough consisting of flour, shortening or butter, and liquid, such as puff pastry, and pastry for pies or tarts.

Thin, flat pieces of lean beef, taken from the plate, brisket, or round, which are rubbed with seasoning, dry cured, smoked, and cooked to give it a firmer texture with a seasoned flavor.

A paste mixture used for making molded decorations. Works especially well on flowers and leaves used to decorate wedding cakes.

The process of heating foods, such as milk, cheese, yogurt, beer, fruit ciders, wine, and other foods to a temperature high enough and for a sufficient period of time to destroy harmful micro-organisms.

A combination of a ground, mashed, or pureed ingredient and some type of liquid. Some types of ingredients produce their own liquid to make the paste, while others require some type of liquid be added.

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.

Pashka,

A green, curly or flat leafed herb with a clean fresh flavor, which is used as a seasoning in cooking and as a garnish.

In France, this is a frozen dessert that consists of egg, whipped cream, sugar and flavoring. It can be a single flavor or a combination of flavors.

A Jewish term used in reference to food that is made without animal or dairy products. Kosher diet does not allow animal foods and dairy foods to be eaten together at the same meal.

To peel or trim off the outer skin of a fruit or vegetable.

A process of cooking food in boiling water for only a short amount of time to retain the color, to help preserve nutrients and to firm foods, such as vegetables.