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amande brute

[French] plural amandes brutes

Raw, unblanched almond.

Amandes d'Aboukir

/ah-mahnd dah-boo-keer/
[French]

A sponge cooked in a charlotte mould, then cut horizontally in slices which are sandwiched with chestnut cream, iced with green, pink or coffee fondant icing (US: frosting) with an almond pressed into it to make little glazed petits four.

amande de terre

[French]

Tiger nut. This is not a nut at all but a wrinkled brown tuber of a type of sedge, Cyperus esculantus var. sativus, mainly from the Mediterranean rim. The flesh is crisp and white with a slight flavour of almond. They may be eaten like nuts and are a major ingredient of a chilled Spanish drink called horchata.

amande douce

/ah-mahnd doos/
[French] plural amandes douces

Sweet almond

amande du noyer

[French] plural amandes du noyer

Macadamia nut. A white nut with oily texture which originated in Australia. IT has the appearance of a large hazelnut.

amande du noyer de Queensland

[French] plural amandes du noyer de Queensland

Macadamia nut. A white nut with oily texture which originated in Australia. IT has the appearance of a large hazelnut.

amande du Queensland

[French] plural amandes du Queensland

Macadamia nut. A white nut with oily texture which originated in Australia. IT has the appearance of a large hazelnut.

amandes decortiquées

[French]

Shelled almonds

amande de mer

/ah-mahnd duh mehr/
[French] plural amandes de mer

"Almonds of the sea." Dog cockle. A smooth-shelled shellfish similar to a small clam, with a sweet, almost hazelnut-like flavour.

amandes effilées

[French]

Flaked almonds