Of course, once you've discovered something marvelous, you're going to want the recipe. Here's a list of words you might hear in reply to your question, "What's it made of?"

acitrón: citron, a kind of thick-skinned citrus fruit
aguacate: avocado
ajonjolí: sesame seed
almendra: almond seed
almíbar: sugar syrup
anís: anise
anona: custard apple, of the genus Annona
azúcar: sugar
banana: banana
cacahuate: peanut
calabaza: various kinds of pumpkin and squash
canela: cinnamon
capulín: capulin, a kind of cherry, Prunus capuli
cáscara: rind or husk; cáscara de limón = lemon rind
cereza: cherry
chicozapote: sapodilla -- of the tropical tree Achras zapota
chilacayote: a small, round, green squash
chirimoya: cherimoya -- the custard apple fruit, Annona cherimola
chocolate: chocolate
ciruela: plum
clara de huevo: egg white
clavo: clove
coco: coconut
comino: cumin
crema: cream
durazno: peach
fresa: strawberry
fruta: fruit
granada: pomegranate
granadilla: passion flower fruit
grosella: berry of the red currant
guanábana: soursop -- a kind of custard apple, Annona muricata
guayaba: guava
harina: flour
hicaco: icaco, or cocoplum, a 1.5-inch-long fruit, pinkish white to purplish black, of the tree Chrysobalanus icaco
higo: fig
huevo: egg
leche: milk
jobo: yellow mombin -- a cherrylike tree fruit, Spondias mombin
limón: sweet lime
limón amarillo: lemon
mamey: mamey -- fruit of the tropical tree Calocarpum sapota
mango: mango -- a large, sweet fruit of the tree Mangifera indica
manteca: lard
mantequilla: butter
manzana: apple
masa: moist paste of ground, softened corn kernels
melón: melon
membrilla: a kind of quince, which is a pearlike fruit
miel: honey
mora: name for both blackberry and mulberry
nance: nance, a cherrylike fruit, Malpighia glabra
naranja: orange
nata: cream
nogal: walnut
nueces: nuts
nuez de castilla: walnut
nuez moscada: nutmeg
panela: unrefined brown sugar
papaya: papaya
pasa: raisin
pera: pear
piloncillo: unrefined brown sugar, often in block form
pimienta de Jamaica: allspice
piña: pineapple
piñon: pine nut or kernel
plátano: banana; in some parts of Mexico, referring only to the large cooking banana
queso: cheese
tejocote: a kind of crabapple, of the genus Crataegus
toronja: grapefruit
tuna: cactus fruit, of the genus Opuntia
uva: grape
vanilla: vanilla
yema de huevo: egg yolk
zarza: blackberry