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For olives that are to be served as table olives, generally the olive is chartreuse colored when it is ripe and harvested.

Descriptor of a balanced wine with the highest degree of varietal characteristics present.

A tropical fruit, oval in shape, which has a very juicy, sweet flavored, orange flesh. The skin of the mango is yellowish with an orange tinge when ripe.

underripe, unripe,

A slightly smaller, smooth skinned species of the peach with juice that is mildly spicy and rich in flavor.

A sweet, aromatic fruit that provides a sweet juicy meat beneath a soft outer flesh when fully ripe....

A type of muskmelon that has a longer ripening life, allowing it to remain firm and sweeter flavored without becoming soft.

A fully ripe Greek olive that has a firm texture and mild flavor. This olive comes from Mytilini, capital of Lesvos, which is one of the Greek islands located in the Aegean Sea.

A large, juicy, red berry that is very sweet when ripe and grows on a spreading, stemless plant. Strawberries are eaten raw, used as an ingredient in many salads and desserts, and are also one of the most popular flavorings in candies and other sweet products.

The gauging of sugar concentration and/or ripeness of grapes.

Used as a spice, a green peppercorn is an under ripe peppercorn berry which is available whole or preserved in a brine and packed in jars.

The process of adding sugar to wine during fermentation to compensate for under ripe grapes and raise the final alcohol level.

The process of adding sugar to wine during fermentation to compensate for under ripe grapes and raise the final alcohol level.

A lemon liqueur traditionally served cold in Italy that combines the juice of ripe lemons with sugar, water, and 100 proof vodka.

A Japanese condiment made from ume plums that are harvested before they are ripe, and then soaked in a brine with red shiso leaves to be pickled.

A spicy Mexican dish consisting of various ingredients, such as ground meat, beans, ripe olives, vegetables and seasoning, wrapped in cornmeal dough.

A large size Italian olive that is oval in shape and when ripe, it is purplish-black in color. The meat of the olive has a firm texture and it is brine-cured or dried for serving.

A small to medium size olive grown in California that is dark black when ripe. It is most often used for the production of olive oil.

A small variety of melon that has a rich butterscotch-like flavor. Providing a sweet aroma when ripe, this melon has a light green outer skin that covers a green to orange flesh, with the green flesh being the closest to the rind.

Crushed tomato blends that are used often as ingredients for Italian cooking. Passata is made from straining crushed ripe tomatoes with either a fine or coarse strainer to create a smooth or somewhat chunky blend, depending on the strainer texture.