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Aztec punch

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A punch consisting of 1 gallon tequila, 5 gallons grapefruit juice, 2 quarts dark tea, 3 cups lemon juice, 1 cup sugar syrup. Stir together in a punch bowl with large blocks of ice. This should keep you going for a while.

Aztec sweetherb

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Sweet lippia. An intensely sweet herb related to the verbenas and Mexican oregano and with a flavour of camphor and liquorice.

Aztec truffle

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Corn smut. A corn fungus, a disease of maize, which is considered a delicacy in parts of Mexico.

azuki bean

/AH-zoo-kee beenz/
[English] plural azuki beans

Adzuki bean. Small, red and shiny, slightly square beans with a white scar or hilum on the side. They are good in salads, mixed with other vegetables and also useful with other ingredients for stuffing because of their size. They are often used in sweet dishes as they have more natural sweetness than other beans. They are the basis of the red bean paste used in dim sum and of Japanese an, and are used a great deal in Chinese and Japanese cuisine, particularly for making sweet pastes. The flour is used in confections and puddings in China and Japan.

Azure bean

[English] plural Azure beans

A medium size blue bean which is good in soups and salads.

Babington's leek

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Wild leek