A La King Food prepared in a rich cream sauce. Al La Mode (a) Topped with ice cream. (b) Marinated and braised with carrots, mushrooms, onions, etc. (roast beef a la mode). Allspice Dried ripe fruit of pimento tree. Also known as Jamaica pepper. Sold whole and ground. Flavor resembles blend of cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. Use in baking, and in seasoning some meat cookery. Amandine With almonds. American Cheddar Cheese, waxed yellow-brown or black surface. Cream to deep orange inside. Mild flavor when fresh. Sharper the more cured and aged. Use is eating, cooking and processing. Anise Seed Fruit of plant of parsley family. Small, oval, usually greenish-brown. Flavor suggests licorice. Used in Italian meat cookery, salads, in many oriental dishes and pastries. A Mexican favorite, too. Antipasto Assortment of Italin appetizers, such assardines, anchovies, peppery sausage, cnnedpimiento, tuna fish, etc. Aperitif A beverage served as an appetizer before a meal. Asiago Cheese, origin is Italy. Dark surface, creamy inside. Hard, granular texture. Piquant flavor. Eating when fresh, grating when old and drier. Aspic A savory meat jelly, with or without added gelatine, containing bits of meat, fowl, fish, game, egg, or vegetables. Au beurre French term meaning cooked in or with butter. Au Gratin Baked with bread crumbs, cheese or both. Au Jus Served in its natural juices. Au Lait Made and served with milk (café au lait). |
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