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Amuse-Gueule is the French word referrring to a small savory appetizer. In some restaurants, they are usually free or included in the price.
In the most literal sense, Amuse Gueule translates from the French as an amusement for the mouth. Amuse-Gueule (gueule is slang for mouth but in fact means animal's mouth. In a culinary sense Amuse Gueule refer to tiny, mouth size morsels of intricately designed food that is presented to the diner before a meal.
Amuse-Gueule, Amuse-Bouche , Amusee, Petite Amuse, and Lagniappe are used interchangeably to describe these tasty morsels or appetizers.
Amuse-Bouche is considered more polite than Amuse-Gueule and is usually used on menus in more refined restaurants
Amuse-Gueule is pronounced "ah-mooz guhl". Plural form is Amuse-Gueules
A la Madrileña is a Spanish culinary term which means "in the style and manner of Madrid" referring to dishes cooked Madrid way which means with white wine and herbs, and also with the addition of Paprika, Chorizo or Tomatoes.
Examples of Spanish dishes cooked in the style or manner of Madrid are: Adobo a la Madrileña, Besugo a la Madrileña, Callos a la Madrileña, and many more.
See foods and dishes: aceitunas a la madrileña, adobo a la madrileña, besugo a la madrileña, callos a la madrileñas, caracoles a la madrileña, chuleta de cerdo a la madrileña, cocido madrileño, consomé madrileño
Akkra also spelled Akra, Acra or Accra refers to a Creole
fritter made from yeast batter wrapped around a stuffing of meat, fish, fowl or vegetable, and shallow fried in Dendê (palm oil), and looking a bit like a falafel. Accra are most commonly made with salt fish, and are likely also to contain any of, grated black-eyed beans, yams, bananas, aubergines, pumpkin, palm hearts, breadfruit and nuts with which the soaked salt fish is mashed. They may be served with a spicy sauce of chillis, onions and dried shrimp. They are based on a dish of West Africa, probably Nigerian origin and are similar to Brazilian Acarajé.
Akkra/Akra is pronouced "ah-krah" and is better known as Accra/Acra