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Amfissa refer to black and round with a nutty-sweet taste Greek olives from the central mainland of Greece.

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Ami du Chambertin literally means ""friend of Chambertin wine" refers to a moist and buttery short cylinder of cow's milk Cheese with a Rust-colored rind. It is similar to Epoisses cheese.

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Amla is a Hindi term for Indian gooseberry

Ammi kallu --->Ammikallu

Deutsch: Ammikallu / Español: Ammikallu / Português: Ammikallu / Français: Ammikallu / Italiano: Ammikallu

Ammikallu (Ammi Kallu) is a Malayalam term that refers to traditional kitchen tool used in India to ground spices. It is a stone grinder used in Kerala, India to grind spices extensively used for cooking foods. It is a flat, rectangular-shaped stone with cylindrical stone pestle.

It is not like an ordinary mortar and pestle where foods (spices/foods) are pounded. In Ammikallu , the spices and foods are put on top or the surface of the flat stone then grounded using the pestle until they turned into a thick paste.

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Ammonia Coke refers to a drink from the south of the United States which is made from Coca -cola with a little ammonia. Ammonia Coke was popular in West Virginia to cure various ailments and until now it can still be found in older pharmacies with soda fountains.

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Amok Trey is a Cambodian dish made of fish in a thick coconut curry sauce, wrapped in banana leaves and steamed

It is also called Amok and is described as a mild Cambodian-style fish curry - the fish is mixed with coconut milk and seasonings and baked wrapped in banana leaves.

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Amontillado is a Spanish type of Sherry or Montilla.

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Ampalaya (Scientific name: Momordica charantia L.) is the Filipino term for Amargoso, Balsam apple, Bitter melon. It is a kind of vegetable found in the Philippines with a bitter taste. Its fruit and young leaves are used to prepare many dishes. Ampalaya cooked with strips of beef, a dish called Ampalaya con Carne is one of the popular dishes made of Ampalaya. A salad made from Talbos ng Ampalaya, the young leaves of this vegetable can also be prepared.

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Ampaw is the Filipino term for a sweet treat made of sweetened puffed rice or corn shaped into balls or squares.