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albacore

[French] plural albacores

Albacore. Long fin tuna.

albarelle

[French] plural albarelles

Black poplar mushroom. Good in risotti or sauces.

alberge

/ahl-behrjh/
[French] plural alberges

A name for the peach in Touraine. Balzac held peaches in high esteem for their jam (US: jelly).

albergine

[French] plural albergines

Aubergine (US: eggplant)

Albi

/ahl-bee/
[French]

A town in Languedoc, prefecture of the Tarn department, famous for the Albigensian heresy, stuffed goose necks, pork liver, juniper berries and local pastries.

Albignac

[French]

A town in Limousin

albran

[French]

A small wild duck.

Albuféra

/ahl-byu-FEH-rah/
[French]

A small pastry, flavoured with arrack and topped with chopped almonds.

alburne

[French]

Bleak. A small, elongated, white-fleshed fish, abundant in lakes and quiet waterways. Its scales, which are thin and silvery, come away easily. The flesh of the pond bleak is of poor quality, but that of the river variety is fairly good, though full of little bones. It is about 15 cm (6 inches) long and invariably served fried.

alcarazas

/ahl-kah-rah-jhah/
[French]

A porous earthenware pitcher used to cool liquids by evaporation.