Caquelon refers to an earthenware pot used in making Fondue; traditional Fondue pot. Moreover, a Caquelon is a cooking vessel of stoneware, ceramic, enamelled cast iron or porcelain for the preparation of fondue.

Caquelon which is also known as Câclon" is made of a heavy earthenware, but other variations are now in used and available: glazed ceramic or enameled iron. All variations are heavy to help promote even heat distribution and heat retention.

In some languages, Caquelon is also called Gagglon or Gagglo.

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Chapulines refer to fried or rather roasted edible grasshoppers from Mexico, particularly from Oaxaca. It is made from edible grasshoppers fried/roasted with chili powder and with whole pieces of chili peppers. It is cooked on a Comal, which is a traditional clay roaster. Chapulines is one of the popular street foods in Oaxaca and it is also sold in the markets. It is said that the people of Oaxaca eat Chapulines as a daily snack food. Oaxaca seems to be the heartland of Chapulines and they are not available in all the states of Mexico.

Canelazo also called Canelito is one of the local drinks in Ecuador made by boiling a mixture of water, sugar, lemon, sugar cane alcohol and cinnamon.

Caldo de Pata refers to a broth from Ecuador containing chunks of boiled cow hooves (Pata). This soup is considered as a delicacy by locals and believed by some hopeful men to increase virility.