This pasta variety looks sort of like fat spaghetti. But it has a surprise inside: a hole running through the middle of this nearly foot-long noodle, making it hollow. You might also see this pasta referred to as perciatelli.

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Here’s a term that can refer to a marinade or a dish. Puerto Rican adobo is a spice mix that includes onion powder, garlic powder (or garlic salt), oregano, pepper and sometimes turmeric. Mexican adobo has similar ingredients but also includes paprika and dried chilies. Adobo can also refer to a dish: Peruvian adobo is a pork dish marinated with sp [..]

You’ve probably heard this term if you’ve watched “Top Chef” on Bravo TV. It’s basically a small appetizer that can be eaten in one bite.

Also called rum baba, this dessert is a small cake soaked in liquor — usually rum — and sometimes filled with pastry cream.

This term generally refers to an appetizer course presented on a serving board filled with a variety of cheeses and salted and cured meats such as prosciutto and salami.

This raw fish, meat or even vegetable dish is often seasoned with olive oil, fresh herbs and an acid such as citrus juice.

This pastelike mixture of finely chopped mushrooms sauteed in butter, sometimes with herbs and shallots, is often used in stuffing or garnishes.

From Cajun and Creole culinary traditions, the rice gets its “dirty” appearance from bits of chicken livers or giblets, along with green pepper, celery and onion.

This usually refers to some sort of protein — such as beef or salmon — covered in pastry and baked.