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Akwa Ibom State is located in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. It has a population of 3,920,208 and a land area of 6,900 sq Km. It is located between latitudes 4o 31’ and 5o 53’ north and longitudes 7o 25’ and 8o 25’ east. It comprises 31 kocal government areas. Uyo is state capital
al Ajillo is the Spanish term which means "in garlic" or cooked "with garlic", as in Setas al Ajillo, Cordero al Ajillo, Conejo al Ajillo, and other Latin American, Spanish and Mexican dishes cooked with/in garlic.
al Ajillo, also usually refers to a garlic and red chilli sauce, a sauce which that is often thickened with bread after it has been fried with garlic and pureed.
al Ajillo is pronounced "ahl ah-hee-yoh".
Al fiasco refers to food that is cooked in a flask or flask-shaped terracotta pot.
Al Mattone refers to an Italian cooking technique by which an ingredient is cooked under a brick so that it lies flat for sautéing or grilling.