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Al pastor
Al pastor (tacos al pastor, tacos de trompo): Mexican taco of chile-achiote-marinated pork roasted on a vertical spit (trompo), descended from Lebanese shawarma via Puebla's tacos árabes, popularized in 1960s Mexico City, served with pineapple, onion, and cilantro.
Al Sadu (السدو)
Al Sadu (السدو) is Bedouin women's warp-faced weaving of sheep wool, camel hair and goat hair on a ground loom, producing tents, carpets and camel decorations. UNESCO-inscribed (UAE urgent safeguarding 2011, Representative List 2025; Saudi Arabia/Kuwait 2020, Qatar 2025).
Al-Majdaliyya
Al-Majdaliyya (المجدلية) is the Arabic name for Mary Magdalene, the devoted New Testament disciple, and the title of major Arabic literary works, including Said Akl's 1937 epic poem.
Alain Ducasse
Alain Ducasse (born 1956, Landes, France) is a French chef and restaurateur, first to hold three Michelin stars at three restaurants simultaneously, founder of the Ducasse Paris group of 33 restaurants, École Ducasse, and Manufactures, and creator of Naturalness cuisine.
Albaik (البيك)
Albaik (البيك), also Al Baik, is a Saudi fast-food chain founded in Jeddah in 1974 by Shakour AbuGhazalah, known for broasted chicken with an 18-spice recipe, Hajj pilgrim service, and 140+ branches.
Albanian traditional tattooing
Albanian traditional tattooing is an old Balkan custom of pricking sun, moon, and cross motifs into the skin, documented by Edith Durham in the early twentieth century.
Albariño
Albariño, called Alvarinho in Portugal's Vinho Verde, is a white wine grape from northwest Iberia, centered on Rías Baixas, Spain; dry, high-acid, saline wines pair with seafood, with over 6,500 ha planted in Spain.
Albert CanCook
Albert CanCook (@albert_cancook), real name Albert Niazhvinski (Альберт Няжвінскі), is a Belarusian-American cooking YouTuber, born 1988 in Minsk, known for silent sub-minute Shorts, Big Mac 'Burgar' remixes, cartoon-food recreations, and the 2024 cookbook Albert Can Cook.
Albert Heijn
Albert Heijn, founded 1887 in Oostzaan, is the Netherlands' largest supermarket chain and Ahold Delhaize flagship, with 1,288 Dutch-Flemish stores, a 38.2% market share, and formats from AH to go to online delivery.
Albert Roux
Albert Roux (1935–2021), French-born British chef and restaurateur, co-founded Le Gavroche in London in 1967 with brother Michel, the first UK restaurant with three Michelin stars, and founded the Roux Scholarship.
Albertsons
Albertsons Companies (ACI), a Boise, Idaho-based American grocery retailer running 22 banners including Safeway, Vons, and Jewel-Osco across 35 states; formed via the 2013 Cerberus buyout and 2015 Safeway merger; its $24.6 billion Kroger merger was blocked and abandoned in December 2024.
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, the world's largest ballooning event, held each October in Albuquerque, New Mexico since 1972. Began with 13 balloons at Coronado Center Mall; now about 600 balloons at Balloon Fiesta Park, famous for the Albuquerque box wind pattern.
Alcantara (material)
Alcantara (material): a proprietary Italian synthetic suede-like microfiber of 68% polyester and 32% polyurethane, invented by Miyoshi Okamoto and produced since 1972 by Alcantara S.p.A. Used in car interiors, fashion, and electronics; carbon-neutral certified since 2009.
Alchemist (restaurant)
Alchemist is Rasmus Munk's two-Michelin-star Copenhagen restaurant on Refshaleøen, opened July 4, 2019, serving about 50 'impressions' over six to seven hours under a planetarium dome; ranked fifth-best restaurant in the world in 2025.
Alcohol by volume
Alcohol by volume (ABV), also called alcoholic strength, is a standard measure of the alcohol in a beverage: liters of ethanol per 100 liters, measured at 20 °C.
Alcohol enema
Alcohol enema, also called butt chugging or boofing, is rectal administration of alcohol for rapid intoxication. Documented from ancient Maya ritual enemas to modern case reports of proctocolitis and fatal alcohol poisoning.
Alcohol in the Bible
Alcohol in the Bible: wine (yayin) and strong drink (shekar) in Hebrew scripture and the New Testament; celebrated in ritual, condemned in drunkenness, prohibited only for priests, Nazirites, and kings.
Alcohol law
Alcohol law: legislation and regulation of alcoholic beverages (also alcohol policy, alcohol control). Covers licensing, purchase ages, taxation, drink-driving limits, advertising restrictions; history from temperance to US Prohibition (1920-1933) and WHO SAFER framework.
Alcohol laws in Germany
Alcohol laws in Germany (Alkoholgesetzgebung): JuSchG minimum ages (16 for beer and wine, 18 for spirits), GastG licensing and sales bans, advertising limits under MStV and JMStV, alcohol taxation, and public health context.
Alcohol laws of Australia
Alcohol laws of Australia: the national and state/territory rules on alcohol. Key facts: drinking age 18, BAC limit 0.05, eight separate liquor licensing regimes, dual federal tax (excise plus 29% WET), harm minimisation framework.
Alcohol laws of India
Alcohol laws of India: state-level regulation under the Constitution's State List, with no national drinking age (18–25), prohibition in Gujarat, Bihar, Mizoram, Nagaland, parts of Manipur, and Lakshadweep, state excise licensing, and the Bihar 2016 ban's studied effects.
Alcohol laws of Missouri
Alcohol laws of Missouri, the Liquor Control Law (Chapter 311 RSMo), govern licensing, three-tier distribution, and sale of beverages above 0.5% ABV, administered by the Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control since 1934.
Alcohol laws of New York
The alcohol laws of New York center on the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law and the State Liquor Authority: a license-state three-tier system with defined sale hours, a 21-year minimum age, local option dry towns, and a history from the 1709 excise tax through Prohibition repeal.
Alcohol laws of Pennsylvania
Alcohol laws of Pennsylvania: the 1951 Liquor Code and PLCB rules. A control state selling wine and spirits in state stores, licensing beer, with 192-ounce limits, Sunday permits, and about 675 partially dry municipalities.
Alcohol laws of Texas
Alcohol laws of Texas: the Alcoholic Beverage Code and TABC rules governing licensing, hours, and local option wet/dry elections. Liquor sales run 10 a.m.–9 p.m. except Sundays and holidays; 60 counties fully wet, 3 fully dry as of 2025.
Alcohol laws of Utah
Alcohol laws of Utah: state statutes and DABS rules making Utah a control state with state-run liquor stores, 5% ABV grocery beer cap, 0.05% DUI limit, 1.5 oz pour limits, and a 100% ID check law from January 1, 2026.
Alcohol licensing laws of the United Kingdom
UK alcohol licensing laws: the Licensing Act 2003 in England and Wales, separate Scottish and Northern Irish systems, licence types (premises, personal, club, TEN), mandatory conditions, fees, and density controls such as cumulative impact areas.
Alcohol prohibition in India
Alcohol prohibition in India: state-level bans on alcohol under Article 47. Dry states include Gujarat, Bihar, Nagaland, Mizoram, Manipur, Lakshadweep; Bihar's 2016 ban cut frequent drinking but shows underreporting and bootlegging.
Alcohol proof
Alcohol proof measures spirits strength: US proof equals twice the ABV (80 proof = 40%), British proof was about 1.75 times ABV (100 proof ≈ 57%), from the gunpowder test; Britain switched to ABV on January 1, 1980.
Alcohol server training
Alcohol server training, or responsible beverage service (RBS) training, teaches alcohol sellers and servers laws, ID checking, and refusal of service to underage or intoxicated patrons; mandated in 25 US states, with mixed effectiveness evidence.