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A type of lemon that does not have the exceptionally tart flavor of standard lemons. Meyer lemons are typically considered to be sweeter in both flavor and aroma, providing a taste mildly similar to a tangerine.

A minute steak is boneless beef, very thin, and is usually scored and pounded to tenderize it. Various cuts can be used for a minute steak, but most often it is a thinly sliced piece of boneless sirloin or eye of round.

A type of bread that may be made with coarse rye meal or whole wheat combined with ground and whole sunflower seeds, sunflower oil, honey, and other ingredients.

A turnip-like root vegetable that has a flavor similar to strong Celery combined with parsley. Unlike Celery, it must be pealed before it is prepared.

A tool used to trim the outer skin of an apple from the apple flesh. This device will most often remove the core while removing the skin around the apple, leaving it cored and either whole or sliced.

A vegetable, which belongs to the lily family of plants, that is grown for its edible bulb, which most often serves to flavor a variety of foods.

A type of Japanese sushi that is larger in size, both length and thickness, than the traditional sushi known as maki.

A type of fruit containing a pit, also referred to as a stone, that attaches itself or clings to the fleshy pulp of the fruit.

A mild flavored Mexican cheese, which is white in color and is very soft and crumbly in texture. When heated, it becomes soft and creamy but retains its shape and will not become runny.

A round dry onion, which is generally yellow-skinned but may also be white. The Spanish onion is the variety that is most often found in the grocery stores.

The name given to the sweet tasting skin, composed of a soy protein-lipid complex, that forms on soy milk after it has been heated and then cooled.

A soft to semi-soft food product which is actually soybean curd and commonly referred to as bean curd.

Any of the ingredients added over the pizza and the pizza crust. Often, a tomato sauce is spread over the crust and then one or several ingredients, such as cubed meats, ground meats, pepperoni sausage slices, Canadian bacon, Italian sausage, seafood such as anchovies or shrimp, vegetables such as peppers, or fruit such as pineapple, may be added as a topping.

Also known as mezedes (the plural form of meze), it is a Greek name for a variety of small bite size appetizer snacks and sauces made from the traditional ingredients of the region.

Fresh or canned meat that consists of precooked, ready to serve chicken, turkey, beef or pork that can become ingredients in a variety of foods dishes.

A type of seasoned, chopped or blended meat that is used as an ingredient for stuffing’s, appetizers, and main dishes such as meatballs, pâtés, galantines, or terrines.

A turnip-like root vegetable that has a flavor similar to strong celery combined with parsley. Unlike celery, it must be pealed before it is prepared.

Translated as ''before the meal'' in Italian, this term refers to an appetizer course served prior to an Italian meal.

As stated in their name, these are green tomatoes that are fried. The tomatoes are picked while they are still green and then cut to into 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch thick slices.

A kitchen tool used to remove the kernels from the corn cob. There are a couple different types of corn strippers available.