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The Italian word for "soup". Zuppa specifically refers to a type of soup for which the main ingredients are vegetables common to the country.

Translated, a Torta means tart in Italian, which describes a small tart-like food that may be baked or made with cold, refrigerated ingredients that do not require baking.

A name given to an Italian soup that is often served for holidays or events, but is not actually a soup served specifically for weddings.

A light green or purple bean that is similar to a common green bean except that it is flatter in shape and broader in dimension.

A plant that looks very similar to the common dandelion, but it is not actually a dandelion. The jagged green leaves of the Italian dandelion can be used as a salad green or cooked as a vegetable.

A variety of parsley, also known as Flat Leaf Parsley, that has dark green flat leaves and a somewhat strong peppery flavor that is more intense than other varieties of Parsley.

An Italian yeast bread, considered to be a flat bread that is flavored with various ingredients, which may include herbs, olive oil, tomatoes, eggplant, roasted peppers, olives, and cheese.

A traditional Italian onion with a flat oval shape that ranges in size from 1 to 3 inches in diameter.

A root vegetable grown for the leaves that are used as cooking greens (beet greens) and the firm textured bulbous root, which is served as a cooked vegetable.

A cooked grape juice that is produced from the unfermented residue referred to as "must" that is produced from red and white grapes (Salamino, Fortana, Trebbiano Bianco, and Lancellotta)as they are processed into wine.

A countertop or stovetop grill that is used to make the traditional panini, a small Italian sandwich.

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.

An aromatic, spicy herb that is native to the Mediterranean regions and Asia, which is also grown throughout the world.

Generally considered to be a salad green, chicory is a relative of the endive family of greens, known as Cichorium.