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Arisa Pithas refer to the popular home-made cakes from Orissa, India. Arisa Pithas is a kind of sweet/delicacy well-known all over Orissa that is prepared from rice flour, powdered cinnamon, jaggery syrup and vegetable oil or ghee. The small balls of rice dough are rolled and deep fried. Arisa Pithas is similar to Kachoris, they are both easy to prepare and can be stored for few days.
Aritzo is a municipality in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 80 km north of Cagliari and about 40 km southwest of Nuoro.
Arjoli refers to Maltese dish made of julienne of vegetables, spiced up and oiled.
Arm of the Gypsy refers to a Spanish dessert which is very common in Pulpi, Almeria. Arm of the Gypsy is a rolled-up sponge cake that is filled with almond cream or some type of jelly and then sprinkled with honey or sugar for a glaze. The Arm of the Gypsy cake is sliced up before serving and can be served with fresh fruit or whipped cream.
Arme Ritter also called Armer Ritter is the German version of French Toast, which is bread, usually stale bread or day old bread soaked in mixture of eggs, cream or milk batter with sugar and cinammon then fried in butter.