A herbal tea from South America which is gaining popularity in the US and Europe. It seems to have originated in Argentina in the 1800s, producing a low-caffeine brew which is reputed to have health-giving qualities and contains antioxidants. Traditionally it is served in a gourd with a metal straw.
Black nightshade. A weed with yellow flowers and black berries said in many places to be poisonous but used in Central America to make an infusion for health purposes.
Fermented milk treated with Lactobacillus bulgaricus. It can be used as a savoury or sweet product which differs depending on the milk, the fermentation and the culture. This is a versatile and widely available product which bears the name "yoghurt" or "yogurt" in Denmark, Finland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
A ysaño is a knobbly yellow tuber from a climbing plant related to the nasturtium. It is eaten after freezing.
Variegated scallop. This is the middle sized, variegated scallop with 30 ribs. The main difference between this and the pilgrim scallop, aside from being smaller, is that it has two cupped shells rather than one flat and one cupped.
