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Almond pieces around 2–3 millimetres (1 ⁄ 16 – 1 ⁄ 8 in) in size, called "nibs", are used for special purposes such as decoration. [76] Almonds are a common addition to breakfast muesli or oatmeal. Colomba di Pasqua is the Easter counterpart of the two well-known Italian Christmas desserts, panettone and pandoro
Almond milk is a plant-based milk substitute with a watery texture and nutty flavor manufactured from almonds, [1] although some types or brands are flavored in imitation of cow's milk. [2] It does not contain cholesterol or lactose and is low in saturated fat .
The almond is a species of tree native to the Middle East and South Asia. "Almond" is also the name of the edible and widely cultivated seed of this tree. Within the genus Prunus , it is classified with the peach in the subgenus Amygdalus , distinguished from the other subgenera by the corrugated shell ( endocarp ) surrounding the seed.
Almond tofu (Chinese and Japanese: 杏仁豆腐; pinyin: xìngrén dòufǔ; Cantonese Jyutping: hang6 jan4 dau6 fu6; rōmaji: an'nindōfu) is a soft, jellied dessert made of apricot kernel milk, agar, and sugar popular throughout East Asia.
Sweet apricot kernel milk or powdered sweet apricot kernels are used as a main ingredient in annin tofu or "almond tofu", a custard-like dessert dish from China and Japan that does not necessarily contain almonds or soy. Almonds or almond milk is often used as an alternative to apricot kernels in the recipe. [6] [7]
Ipswich almond pudding is a recipe that appears in the 18th century cookbook The Art of Cookery by Hannah Glasse. It's a sort of bread pudding thickened with blanched almonds and baked in puff pastry. [2] Elizabeth Moxon also uses balanced almonds to thicken bread pudding, that can be made with butter, suet or marrow and baked in "little tins ...
Recipes from the 13th-century Levant exist describing almond milk. [12] Soy was a plant milk used in China during the 14th century. [3] [13] In medieval England, almond milk was used in dishes such as ris alkere (a type of rice pudding) [14] and appears in the recipe collection The Forme of Cury. [15]
It Italy it is known as "pasta di mandorle". The soft paste is molded into creative shapes by pastry chefs which can be used as cake decorations or to make frutta martorana. [5] Almond paste is the main ingredient of the traditional French calisson candy in Aix-en-Provence. [citation needed] In Turkey, almond paste is traditionally made in Edirne.