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Alu is a Bengali word for "potato".

Alu chole is a Hindi term for a vegetarian dish using chickpeas, potatoes and tamarind

English: Potato and peas / Deutsch: Kartoffel und Erbsen / Español: Patatas y guisantes / Português: Batata e ervilha / Français: Pommes de terre et Pois / Italiano: Patate e piselli /

Alu mutter refers to a a tasty Indian dish made from potatoes and peas. It is a Blend of green peas, potato, onion, ghee, cashew nuts, salt, poppy seeds, refined vegetable oil, green

Alu Tama refers to the typical Newari soup which is prepared with black eye beans, bamboo shoots and potatoes.

Alufolie is a German word for aluminium foil.

English: Malabar spinach / Deutsch: Malabarspinat / Español: Espinaca Malabar / Português: Espinafre Malabar / Français: Épinard Malabar / Italiano: Spinacio Malabar /

Alugbati (Basella alba L. Family Basellaceae) refers to a leafy green vegetables from the Philippines.Its leaves are prepared in the Philiipines as salad and for other food preparation as nutritive vegetable.

Alugbati is called by other names: Alugbati (Bisaya); Alugbati, libato, grana (Tagalog); Ilaibakir (Ilokano); Arogbati (Bicol); Dundula, , Grana, Dundul, Malabor, nightshade, vine spinach and Malabar Spinach (English)

Alugbati is also found in other Asian countries and in Africa.It can be used as a substitute for spinach and lettuce and other leafy vegetable used in the Philiipines, like the swamp cabbage (Kangkong ) and leaves of sweet potato (Talbos ng Kamote)

English: Malabar Spinach / Deutsch: Malabarspinat / Español: Espinaca de Malabar / Português: Espinafre de Malabar / Français: Épinard de Malabar / Italiano: Spinacio di Malabar /

Alugbati called in English as Malabar spinach refers to a red-stemmed vine that has dark green, edible leaves. It is easy to grown and whose leaves and young stems are eaten and have a taste like spinach. Moreover, Alugbati is commonly grown for its young shoots which make an excellent succulent, slightly mucilaginous vegetable which are used as a pot herb in stews or soup; eaten boiled, fried in oil or sometimes as a green salad.

Alumahan is the Filipino term for "mackarel", a kind of fish.

Alupihang Dagat refers to one of the seafoods enjoyed in the Philippines. It is called mantis shrimp in English. It is also known in the Philippine as Tatampal or Hipong Dapa. It is usually cooked like Shrimps, as in Halabos which means just cooking the Alupihang Dagat in a pan as is with just a bit of salt until they turn red.

Alur dam and luchi refers to tangy potatoes and puris from Bengal

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Alu

Alu chole

Alu mutter

Alu Tama

Alufolie

Alugbati

Alugbati / Alogbati

Alumahan

Alupihang Dagat

Alur dam and luchi

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