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Toast Level refers to the term in wine making that is used to describe the distinct effect on the wine flavor of the storage barrel that was manufactured over heat or fire.
Toasty refers to a wine term that describes a hint of wooden barrel, caramel, and/or toffee characteristics that is typically associated with dry white wines.
Togarashi Chile Pepper refers to a kind/type/variety of Asian Chili that is most commonly used in Japanese cooking. Togarashi Chile Pepper is small, very hot, and red in color. It is available fresh, dried, flakes, or ground as a seasoning for a variety of dishes. Togarashi Chili Peppers are also known as Ichimi.
Torchio refers to a special press for making homemade fresh pasta like Bigoli which is a coarse, home-made, hollow wholemeal spaghetti from Bassano del Grappa in the Venice, Italy. Torchio can also be used in making Spaghetti and Rigatoni which is known as Bigoli and Gargati in Venetian dialect. Torchio is also called making homemade fresh pasta the Torchio Hand Crank Pasta Press or Torchio Hand Press.
Taai-Taal refers to Netherland's soft and chewy gingerbread cookies made in shapes of men and women which is served at the place setting of each guest for St. Nicholas' Eve, December 5.

Toheroa refers to a bivalve/clam which is native to areas of New Zealand's western shore. Toheroa's flesh is very tough and is only edible when minced or finely chopped.