Category: A

  • Ancho dried chiles

    Ancho dried chiles

    Chiles that are moderately hot made from dried poblanos with a wrinkled, dark brownish-red skin and a deep earthy flavor.  

  • Amylography

    An instrument employed to measure the response of starch suspensions to heating under controlled conditions with the obtained data having a direct relationship to the performance of soft wheat flours for given applications.  

  • Ampere

    The rate of current flow, that is, Ampere = volt/ ohm. The basic SI unit of electric current. It is equal to the current flowing through a conductor of resistance 1 ohm when a potential difference of 1 volt is applied between its ends. The formal definition of the ampere is the current that when…

  • Amioca

    Starch obtained from waxy maize grain (corn).  

  • Ameliorate

    To balance by adding sugar, water, and/ or grape concentrate.  

  • A la Newburg

    A la Newburg

    A seafood served with thick sauce made from cream, eggs and butter, and may be flavored with wine.  

  • A la mode

    A la mode

    In the style of…, such as pie with ice cream.  

  • A la king

    A la king

    Dish of cooked chicken, sweet peppers and mushrooms in a veloute sauce.  

  • A la carte

    Menu term for items individually priced and may be made to order rather than a complete meal.  

  • A la

    A la

    Phrase meaning prepared according to a given style.