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Albóndigas en Chipotle refers to the Mexican meatballs in chile sauce that is common in Queretaro. Queretaro is a city of located in central Mexico.

Akhni a Bengali term for a kind of perfume water made by boiling several spices in a bundle until the original volume of water is reduced to a third. Akhni or this perfume water is used to cook the rice for a Pulao. The Bengali people refers to an ethnic community native to the historic region of Bengal which is now divided between Bangladesh and India in South Asia.

Annaprasan refers to a Bengali ceremony that formally marks a childs transition in diet from milk to solid foods, including rice, anna.

Atar Payesh refers to the flesh of Atta fruit which is cooked in milk as a dessert. Atta refers to a kind of Bengali fruit with a green and black knobby surface and creamy white flesh inside with large black seeds. Atta is however, only available only during the autumn season.

Atap refers to the Bengali term which literally means untouched by heat which denotes or described husked rice which has not been parboiled. Atap is used for making various sweet or savory dishes

Apokti refers to one of the authentic and traditional meat products from Cyprus that is made from goat meat. Goat meat is taken from young animals under the age of two (2) years. Once the animal is slaughtered, the entrails and the head are removed. The meat is then washed and salted before it is left to dry naturally under the sun. When fully dried, it is cut into small pieces, washed with water and fried in moderate temperature with the addition of mint. Apokti is mostly served with vegetables.

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