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A fruit, with a tough, greenish brown skin, resembling the lychee. It has a milky colored flesh that is eaten by peeling away the skin and eating the pulp from the seed.

A small green citrus fruit providing juice or peels that are added to food dishes to provide a tart taste as an ingredient.

There are two types of Tahitian limes, Persian and Bearss, which are very similar to each other. The Tahitian Persian lime is slightly larger than Tahitian Bearss lime.

The juice from a fresh lime, which is the best form of lime flavor. Bottled lime juice can be substituted if fresh limes are not available.

A variety of lime that is small, round and pointed at the end with a gnarled outer skin that emits a sharp lemon-like aroma.

An oval shaped Tahitian lime that is slightly larger than Tahitian Bearss lime. It is greenish yellow when ripe but is harvested to be sold when it is still green because the acidity level is higher, which provides a better flavor.

A Tahitian lime that is slightly smaller but very similar to the Tahitian Persian lime. It is greenish yellow when ripe but is harvested to be sold when it is still green because the acidity level is higher, which provides a better flavor.

A small to large oblong leaf, pale green to dark green in color (larger leaves are darker green), that are grown on fruit trees producing limes.

A smaller and rounder lime than the more common Persian lime. It is yellowish green in color, has a tart flavor, and is known mostly for its use in key lime pie.

This sweet lime has a yellow rind that contains aromatic oil. It has a light yellow flesh, which lacks acidity and contains very few seeds.

Most often, this condiment is a traditional relish used to flavor food dishes in India where pickles so frequently are served during meals.

A small oval green-colored fruit grown on trees related to the Evergreen family. This fruit typically grows in clusters of twelve or more from a single stem.

Translated from Spanish into English it means "dough flour", an ingredient that is a powdered form of a dough made from dried hominy.

Dry corn dough used to make corn tortillas. In Spanish, masa means ''dough'', which in Mexico can be translated to mean ''corn dough'', an essential ingredient in Mexican cooking.

A turnover-like pastry, common in South American and many Spanish kitchens, which is filled with sweet or savory ingredients.

A round to pear-shaped fruit with a dark green skin harvested from trees that are grown in semi-tropical regions, such as Africa, Austrailia, Carribbean, Indonesia, Israel, Peru, Spain, South America, and the U.