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A delicately flavored dry cured ham, originating in Italy and made from the meat on the hindquarters of hogs.

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.

A wild game bird or domesticated bird (poultry) that evolved from the pheasant family of wildfowl. Wild turkey contains somewhat tougher and darker meat than the domesticated variety of turkey, which is raised to produce a greater quantity of white meat.

The oil produced from manual or machine pressing of the fruit (olives) from the olive tree. The flavor and color of the olive oil produced from the same variety of olive may vary significantly from one region to the next as well as from grower to grower, since soils and environment will have an effect on creating different flavors within olives grown in the same area.

The mushroom is just one of a very large, diverse group of organisms called fungi. It is similar to a plant but lacks chlorophyll, so it cannot produce its own food through photosynthesis.

A thick, strong flavored syrup, produced as a by-product when sugar is refined through several boilings of sugar cane or sugar beets.

A white liquid secreted by the mammary glands of animals, such as cows, sheep and goats. Fresh milk is consumed for nourishment, providing valuable nutrients such as calcium, protein, potassium, magnesium, and riboflavin.

A vegetable fat that has been processed into a soft, spreadable form with a taste, texture and appearance that is similar to butter.

A food product produced from poultry that is used as both an ingredient and a main dish for baked foods.

A type of unripened cheese with a smooth texture and a sweet tangy flavor that is produced from milk and/or cream.

A broad leafed green plant, related to kale that is used as an ingredient in green salads, or as a vegetable to be served for a cooked vegetable dish, or combined and with other ingredients to be stir fried and served as part of a main dish.

A chocolate powder produced from cocoa beans that have been roasted, husked, and processed to remove the fat, wihch is the cocoa butter contained in the bean.

A type of bivalve mollusk found in shallow areas of ocean salt water and in numerous areas of fresh water.

A widely grown cereal grass that produces a grain, which has been a primary food source of many cultures for thousands of years.

A very strong, but sweet type of grape vinegar originating in the Modena region of Italy. Produced from the juice of white Trebbiano grapes, Balsamic Vinegar is made from fresh pressed grape juice, referred to as "must" and therefore is not classifed as a wine vinegar.

A meat product traditionally produced from a cut of pork that is taken from the side (belly) or back of the hog.