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alla casalinga is the Italian term literally means "in the style of the housewife", referring to home made, simple, or plain dishes

alla casalinga is pronounced "ahl-lah-kah-sah-leen-gah"

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Alla gratinata is the Italian term for "gratineed (cooked au gratin"; "broiled",

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Alla mentuccia is the Italian term which means "with mint", referring to food prepares with mint or with a sauce flavored with mint

Alla Zia refers to the Italian term "in the aunt's style" of cooking" which is home style cooking.

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Allache (Sardinella aurita) is a kind of fish similar to a sardine that is growing up to 30 centimeters in length. It is a fish from the southern Mediterranean

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Allemande refers to a white sauce with egg yolks added

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Deutsch: Alligatorbirne / Español: Pera de caimán / Português: Pera de jacaré / Français: Poire d'alligator / Italiano: Pera di alligatore /

Alligator pear is another name for avocado. It is a pear-shaped, thick-skinned tropical fruit with a green buttery flesh used for making salads, fruit juices or guacamole, and many other dishes.

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Allioli refers to a popular traditional sauce from Catalonia, Spain made only from garlic and olive oil. It is also referred to as Catalan garlic sauce, however, it sometimes passed off as garlic mayonnaise because of additional eggs in the recipe. There are several dishes from Spain which is cooked with Allioli sauce (con Allioli): Bacalao al Horno Con Allioli, Salmon al Vapor Con Allioli, Patatas Panaderas Con Allioli and many more.Â

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Allspice Berry refers to a dried berry of the Pimenta dioica which is sometimes called Jamaican pepper.

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Allumette is a French term which means "matchsticks"- vegetable strips cut into matchstick sizes in length and width.

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