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Atjar refers to South Africa's exotic pickles and preserves prepared from tropical fruits and vegetables which may be packed with brine, syrups or oils and seasoned with varying subtle or hot combinations of East Indian spices.

Aselila refers to Georgia's Egg Salad which is made from hard -boiled eggs mixed with butter, shelled chopped walnuts, minced fresh dill, salt and Adzhika . Minced cilantro or scallions can also be used to flavor the salad in place of dill.

Al Sadiyah/Sadiyah refers to Arabic golden fish and rice dish, with fragrant spices such as cardamom, cinnamon, cloves and coriander. Coastal areas in Saudi Arabia are famous for seafood and rice dishes. Al-Sayadiah is an example of such a dish which consists of fish cooked with rice, onions and spices. Sadiyah is also one of Yemen's popular dishes.

Adjunct is a term used in beer making referring to fermentable substance used instead of traditional grains to make beer lighter-bodied or cheaper.

Aji Limo (Capsicum chinense) refers to a variet of chili/chile; an extremely hot South American chili/chile that is related to the Habanero. It has a beautiful lantern shaped pod with a deep red colour. Hotness Scale is 9 Moreoverm Aji Limo is a very small, elongated hot pepper indigenous to Peru and Bolivia, where it is called Aribibi. It comes in red and green varieties and is used mainly for making Salsas.

Aji Amarillo is also known as Aji Mirasol (Capsicum baccatum) which refers to a deep yellowish red chile, 3 - 5 inches long with a distinctive berry like flavour. Aji Amarillo is used to make stews, escabeche, salsas, yellow mole and other sauces. It can also be used as a condiment. Hotness Scale is 7