Figpecker. Figeater. A small migratory bird very similar to the blackcap. They are usually threaded on skewers and grilled. The main reason for their great popularity is that, as their name implies, they feed on figs, sweetening their flesh and giving them a desirable plumpness.
Chepiche. A herb with a slightly whispy similarity to tarragon in appearance, used traditionally in Oaxaca with black beans or in heavenly sopa de guias. It is usually added raw and may be served as a salad. It is a relation of papaloquelite.
Saury. Skipper. Needlefish. A striking, beaked, marine fish up to 45 cm (1ft 6) long, known as skippers, as they leap from the sea to avoid fishing nets.
"Wrinkly potatoes." New potatoes left in their skins, boiled dry in sea water until the dark wrinkles of the skins become white with salt, then baked and served with fish in the Canary Islands.
New potatoes boiled in sea water then baked and served with a dip of green and red peppers and garlic in the Canary Islands.
Air potato. An intrusive, but one of the most widely consumed varieties of yam cultivated in the Pacific Islands, Asia and West Africa. Uncultivated versions may be bitter and even poisonous (as in Florida).
