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One of the smallest varieties of the onion family, this vegetable has a pear-shaped bulb that separates into 2 or 3 bulblets (or cloves).

A ham that is first treated with a salt mixture and then exposed to a natural air-curing process that dries and flavors the meat.

Milk that has not been pasteurized. It is thought to be healthier because it has all its natural nutrients but it is at more of a risk of becoming diseased.

A canning method where jars are filled with raw, unheated food. This method is acceptable for low-acid foods, but for acid foods it allows rapid loss of quality.

A partially refined sugar, which is light brown in color, coarse textured, and contains the natural molasses that is present in sugarcane.

A descriptor of wine that is too young to consume, may be too acidic and unbalanced.

An olive that is green in color and ready to be cured.

A stewing method used when the natural flavor from all the ingredients is desired rather than the flavor from the browning of the meat.

Onions that remain in the ground and are not harvested until they have matured into a larger round onion with dried leaves.

A variety of onion featuring green leaves and white bulbs that are harvested when they are young and the bulb is still very small.

A nut harvested from the branches of the Chestnut tree, a member of the beech family of plants. A prickly outer casing is removed to expose a dark brown, glossy shell that covers a sweet, but mealy fleshed nut.