International
This folded tortilla dish from Mexico is often filled with seasoned meat, cheese, and salsa.
Taco
This is the invisible gas that builds up inside a popcorn kernel until it explodes.
Steam (or Water Vapor)
While often treated as a vegetable in cooking, botanists classify this red, juicy food as a fruit.
Tomato
This breakfast staple is made by curdling milk and is often served with "grits" or on pizza.
Cheese
This treat is made from the beans of the cacao tree.
Chocolate
This crescent-shaped flaky pastry is a famous staple of French bakeries.
Croissant
This is the living organism (a fungus) used to make bread dough rise.
Yeast
This citrus fruit is famous for being high in Vitamin C and shares its name with a color.
Orange
Cooked in a patterned iron and often topped with fried chicken, these were Eleven’s favorite snack in Stranger Things.
Waffles
This cold dessert is made with more milk and less cream than traditional ice cream, making it denser.
Gelato
This Japanese dish features vinegared rice and is often served with raw fish or seaweed.
Sushi
This scale is used to measure the spicy "heat" of a pepper, like a Jalapeño or Habanero.
Scoville Scale
Botanically speaking, this long yellow fruit is actually considered a berry.
Banana
This sweet topper for pancakes is actually the boiled-down sap of a specific type of tree.
Maple Syrup
This French dessert is famous for being a light, airy cake that often collapses if the oven door is opened too soon.
Soufflé
This spicy, fermented cabbage dish is the national food of South Korea.
Kimchi
This is the chemical process that happens when sugar is heated until it turns brown and nutty.
Caramelization
This "vegetable" is actually a tuber, or an underground energy-storage part of a plant.
Potato
This dish features a poached egg and Hollandaise sauce served over an English muffin.
Eggs Benedict
This Mediterranean dessert is made of layers of thin phyllo pastry, chopped nuts, and honey.
Baklava
This Canadian "comfort food" consists of French fries topped with cheese curds and brown gravy.
Poutine
This is the 14-letter word for a mixture of two liquids that normally don't mix, like oil and vinegar in mayonnaise.
Emulsification
This green, spear-like vegetable is famous for being one of the fastest-growing plants, sometimes growing 6 inches in one day.
Asparagus
This North African/Middle Eastern dish of eggs poached in a spicy tomato sauce has become a 2026 brunch favorite.
Shakshuka
Often confused with a coconut-based cookie, these colorful, almond-flour sandwiches are a French delicacy.
Macarons