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TEAR: Break into pieces with your fingers.

TOAST: Brown lightly in a toaster, oven, broiler or skillet (bread, coconut, nuts).

TOMATILLO: Easily mistaken for a small green tomato, tomatillos grow in a paper husk that's removed before use. Citrusy in flavor, tomatillos are commonly used in salsas and Mexican sauces.

TORTILLA: The everyday bread of Mexico, tortillas look like a very thin pancake. Made from ground wheat or corn, tortillas can be eaten plain or as a "wrap" around both hot and cold fillings. Both fresh and fried (hard shell) tortillas are available in varieties such as blue corn, spinach and tomato.

TOSS: Mix ingredients lightly with a lifting motion (salads, pasta with sauce).

TRUFFLE: This European fungus is one of the world's most expensive foods. It grows wild near the roots of trees; truffle hunters sometimes employ trained pigs and dogs to sniff out the treasured morsels. Roundish with thick, wrinkled skin and pungent flavor, truffles are used in sauces and omelets and as a garnish. Available fresh, canned and as a paste in a tube.