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Acure refers to a Turkish dish made from wheat, dried fruit, chickpeas and other legumes or nuts.

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Adam and Eve on a raft refers to a "lunch-counter jargon" for two (2) poached eggs on toast.

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Ado-gado refers to an Indonesian dish that is a mixture of vegetables, served with spicy peanut sauce and coconut milk.

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Agedashi refers to a Japanese dish of deep-fried tofu and tuna flakes and ginger.

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Alicante Bouschet refers to a red grape used primarily for blending table wines.

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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.

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