The French term used for food cooked just to the perfect point of doneness. The server will be able to quote the price of an A.Q. item. The edible portion is the adductor muscle, a broad foot by which the abalone clings to rocks. Italian for a very young lamb. The fruit, which has a sweet flavor and one of the highest concentrations of vitamin C, is used in desserts and preserves.
Acetic acid is the constituent that makes vinegar sour.
An East Indian word referring to pickled and salted relishes. They can be made sweet or hot, depending on the seasoning added. The slightly musky-flavored seed of the annatto tree is available whole or ground in East Indian, Spanish and Latin American markets. All acids are sour to some degree. Water to which a small amount of vinegar, lemon or lime juice has been added.