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Angola

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Angola pea

[English] plural Angola peas

Pigeon pea or Angola pea. This is actually a bean but is called a pea because of its size and shape.

Angora goat

[English]

Angora goats are kept for their fine, mohair-like hair rather than for dairy or meat purposes.

Angus cattle

[English]

Prime, black Scottish polled (hornless) beef cattle which produce well-flavoured, tender meat.

Angus fish soup

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A soup made from the heads of fresh haddock which are stewed and then skinned and simmered with aromatic vegetables, parsley and turnips. The liquor is used for making a thin white sauce and the whole is finished with butter, thyme and a liaison of eggs and cream.

Angus potatoes

[English]

Baked potatoes, the interior scooped out, mixed with the flaked flesh of Arbroath smokie, butter and milk, returned to the skin and heated through.

anhydrate

[English]

Dehydrate

animal

[English] plural animals

An animal is generally a four-legged creature, or one that raises itself on its hind legs.

anise

/ah-nees/
[English]

Aniseed or sweet cumin, used in confectionary and liqueurs.

anise basil

[English]

A variety of basil with an anise-like scent and medium-sized leaves.