A Spanish dish of white rice, meats (e.g. chicken, duck, chorizo), and or seafood (e.g. shrimp, mussels, lobster), and vegetables (e.g. tomato, peas, green beans), flavored with saffron and other seasonings (e.g. onion, garlic, bay leaf, paprika, rosemary). It's cooked over open fire or on a burner in the paella pan, a large (size varies), flat and shallow pan with two handles.

A member of the gourd family, pumpkins are large, round squashes with a thick, orange rind that has creases running from top to bottom. Its orange flesh has a mild, sweet flavor. The seeds are known as pepitas.

Named after the city of Leicester, England, this is an orange colored, cow's-milk cheese that resembles cheddar with a firm and crumbly texture. The flavor is mellow and nutty with a tangy aftertaste.

A white colored cheese made from goat's milk. (Chevre is the French term for "goat".) This is aIts texture ranges from creamy and moist to semi-firm and dry. Examples of chevre cheese are Banon, Bucheron, and Montrachet.