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An aromatic rice that is grown primarily in the southwestern United States. When cooked, this rice is not as aromatic as basmati rice, but is more flavorful and aromatic than other long-grain rice from the U.

A Mexican fried pastry originating in regions of northern Mexico and the southwestern U.S. Sopapilla, which is considered to be a quick bread in some recipes and a pastry in others, is deep fried to create a puffed up, crispy outer texture that is airy and open on the inside.

A Mexican term that applies to a food derived from the southwestern U.S. Translated it means chili with meat and is a traditional Texas meal of chili with meat only and no beans.

A nut butter, made from the nuts grown on argan trees which are native to southwestern Morocco. Uncommon in other areas of the world, argan trees are twisted and gnarled in appearance with thorny branches.

Prepared like a hearty chicken chowder, this soup is made with ingredients common in many southwestern U.S.

An edible oil obtained from the nuts grown on argan trees that is used for cooking and seasoning. Native to southwestern Morocco, the argan tree is not common in any other area of the world, although efforts are underway to grow this variety of tree in other countries.

Pronounced bah-nyuhls. An exceptional French red dessert wine produced in the appellation of Banyuls in the Pyrenees region of Southwestern France.

Particles of salt that have been infused with chile flavorings to be used as a food seasoning. Chile Salt is often added to Hispanic and Southwestern U.S.

Native to Italy, this olive variety is medium in size and oval to elongated in shape. Grown in the Apulian (Puglia) region in the southwestern part of the country, Baresi Dolci olives are harvested both for their oil and as an eating olive.

A type of fish that is characterized by a smooth, snakelike body. They are found in fresh water rivers and lakes in Europe and North America, but migrate to the southwestern Atlantic for spawning.

Mildly seasoned and filled with a variety of beans and vegetables, this type of soup is a combination of many ingredients often found in Mexican or southwestern U.S.

Pronounced gah-bee-ay-too, this cheese is mixture of raw sheep and cow's milk using one third sheep's milk and two thirds cow's milk to produce the cheese.

A spice consisting of coarsely ground flakes of dried red chiles. The seeds are also ground with the chiles.

Used mainly as an ingredient in sauces, this variety of soup is thick in consistency and rich in flavor.

With an appearance that is very similar to a traditional Mexican Chili, this variety of soup is typically not as thick as a Chili.

A variety of the honeydew melon that has a hard, salmon colored outer rind with an pale orange inner flesh.

A melon variety that has a hard, cream-colored outer rind with an inner flesh that is pale green in color.

Most notably known as "Sauvignon Blanc". Pronounced so-veen-yawn blahngk. A grape varietal used in the production of white wine.

Most notably known as "Sauvignon Blanc". A grape varietal used in the production of white wine. Thought to have originated in the Loire and Bordeaux regions of France, it is also grown in the United States (primarily California), Italy, Australia, South America, Argentina, and Chile.

A grape varietal used in the production of white wine. Thought to have originated in the Loire and Bordeaux regions of France, it is also grown in the United States (primarily California), Italy, Australia, South America, Argentina, and Chile.