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Australian Blood Lime is a hybrid between Citrus australasica var. sanguinea (the red finger lime) and the Rangpur lime (Citrus x limonia).

Arroz con Coco refers to Colmbia's very sweet dish of rice cooked in coconut milk, is a particular favorite dessert among the Colombians

Ampesi refers to a Ghanian meal of either boiled/cooked sliced yam/plantain/cocoyam/cassava or a mix of any two (2) or all of them served with stew/gravy/Kontomire or thick palm-nut soup.

Acapurrias refers to Puerto Rican banana croquettes made stuffed with beef or pork.

Abenkwan refers to palm nut/oil soup/stew which is made, prepared or cooked from the pulp of pounded boiled palm fruits cooked with fresh or smoked fish or meat, varieties of vegetable like,okra, tomatoes, eggplant, onions and condiments or spices into a thick broth. Abenkwan is a traditional Ghanain soup that is very rich in minerals, vitamin A, and natural oils which is traditionally and mostly served with a Fufu, but can also be served with number of side dishes, such as Banku, Kenkey, rice, cooked plantains, yams, etc.

Akoko Nkarakara refers to a light chicken from Ghana that is cooked with hot spices, like chilis, tomatoes and sometimes garden eggs or aubergines.

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