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Descriptor of wine that has an astringent, green, bitter flavor due to over exposure to the skins, stalks, and seeds during fermentation.

In reference to wine, a group of compounds that are found primarily in the skins and seeds of the grape.

A handy kitchen tool that is used to easily cut and peel the tough layer of outer skin away from the tender meat within the asparagus stalk.

A tool or kitchen utensil used to cut, break or trim tougher textured food items. The skin or bones of poultry are typical examples of hard to cut parts of food being prepared.

An Asian summer squash that has a long tapered shape with a light green outer skin covering a white to cream colored speckled flesh.

A thin chile pepper that is 2 to 4 inches long with a green wrinkled skin that turns red when mature.

A hearty apple variety that is medium in size, with an outer skin that has a rosy red blush over a green background.

A medium sized apple that has a distinctive greenish yellow to golden brown skin color. The flesh is firm and cream colored providing a sweet juicy flavor.

A medium size apple that has a red with yellow streaked outer skin and a cream colored fine textured flesh.

A tropical fruit native to Asia that resembles a small oval melon in appearance. The outer skin is green and purple with a very juicy and sweet, but tart, inner flesh.

A specialty pear that has the traditional pear shape but much smaller in size. The thicker outer skin, which is yellowish-green and red in color, covers a white juicy flesh that is very sweet and spicy in flavor.

A peach that is large in size that has a dark red colored skin that surrounds a similar reddish-purple juicy flesh, which provides a tart flavor.

A round melon, very similar to a cantaloupe, but larger in size. The outer skin is netted in appearance and covers a pale orange flesh that provides a very sweet flavor.

A variety of apple that has a fully dark red outer skin with firm white inner meat. Southern Rose was discovered in New Zealand as a chance seedling and shares many characteristics with Braeburn.

A variety of melon that was developed in Israel, this fruit has a smooth outer skin that changes from a green to gold-colored when it matures with yellowish-orange strips running the length of its oval shape.

A smaller member of the banana family, but not as small as the Baby banana, this variety is sweeter, perhaps somewhat drier, and provides a distinctive strawberry or apple flavor.

A family of small oblong squash that may have a green or yellow skin and contain a firm inner flesh that provides a delicately mild flavor when served raw or cooked.

A very young and small acorn shaped, summer squash that develops a smooth outer skin accented with a scalloped edging around the middle outside of the squash as it matures.

Native to the Pacific regions, it is a round tropical fruit with a thick green, mottled skin that grows from 1 to 7 pounds in weight.

A potato variety that is a cross between the South American wild, yellow potato and the North American white resulting in a light yellow skin, a fine-grained texture and a rich buttery flavor.