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Allspice
Allspice (Jamaica pepper, pimento; Pimenta dioica) is the dried unripe berry of a Myrtaceae tree from the Caribbean and Central America whose eugenol-rich flavor combines clove, cinnamon, and nutmeg; Jamaica supplies about 70% of world trade.
Allura Red AC
Allura Red AC (FD&C Red No. 40, E129, C.I. Food Red 17, CAS 25956-17-6) is a synthetic monoazo red dye used in foods, drugs, and cosmetics, with an ADI of 7 mg/kg body weight and FDA ban announcement in April 2025.
Alma Cooper
Alma Oralia Minerva Cooper, born 2002 in Okemos, Michigan, is a U.S. Army officer, West Point graduate, Knight-Hennessy scholar at Stanford, and Miss USA 2024, the first active-duty service member to hold that title.
Almond milk
Almond milk, a plant-based milk alternative made from almonds and water, originated in the Middle East and medieval Europe. Key facts: about 30 calories and 1 g protein per cup, fortified with calcium, still the leading US plant milk category.
Alodia Gosiengfiao
Alodia Gosiengfiao (Alodia Almira Arraiza Gosiengfiao-Quimbo, born 1988) is a Filipina cosplayer dubbed the Philippines' Queen of Cosplay, co-founder of Tier One Entertainment, Dragon's Dogma 2 pawn, and esports award winner.
Aloha
Aloha is the Hawaiian word for hello, goodbye, love, and affection, and a core Native Hawaiian value of compassion and grace. Also names aloha wear: holokū, muʻumuʻu, and the aloha shirt, born in multiethnic Hawaiʻi from the 1820s onward.
Aloha shirt
Aloha shirt (also Hawaiian shirt): casual short-sleeved printed shirt from Hawai'i, born 1920s–30s Honolulu from kimono fabric and immigrant tailoring; known for Aloha Friday, rayon silkies, and makers like Ellery Chun and Reyn Spooner.
Alok Industries
Alok Industries Limited (BSE: 521070, NSE: ALOKINDS) is a vertically integrated Indian textile maker in home textiles, yarn, fabric, garments, and polyester, promoted by Reliance Industries since FY-2020 after a 2019 NCLT resolution; not the Ahmedabad dye firm.
Altbier
Altbier (Alt): cold-conditioned, top-fermented amber beer from Düsseldorf, Germany, developed in the late 19th century; IBU 25-50, ABV 4.3-5.5%, brewed by Altstadt house breweries such as Uerige and Schumacher.
Althea McNish
Althea McNish (1924–2020), Trinidadian-British textile designer, first Caribbean designer of international recognition; creator of Golden Harvest, fabrics for Liberty, Dior, and Queen Elizabeth II's 1966 Trinidad tour wardrobe.
Altoids
Altoids: British strong breath mints created in the 1780s by Smith Kendon, sold in iconic rectangular tins under the 'Curiously Strong' tagline; now Mars Wrigley-owned and US-made in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Alton Brown
Alton Brown, American TV personality and author, creator and host of Good Eats on Food Network (premiered 1999, 14 seasons, Peabody Award), also hosted Cutthroat Kitchen and The Next Iron Chef; former cinematographer turned New England Culinary Institute graduate and touring performer.
Alvin Leung (梁经伦)
Alvin Leung (梁經倫), the self-taught 'Demon Chef' born in London and raised in Toronto, founded Hong Kong's Bo Innovation (up to three Michelin stars), created X-treme Chinese cuisine, judged MasterChef Canada, and runs restaurants worldwide.
Alyssa Campanella
Alyssa Campanella (born 1990, Manalapan, New Jersey) is an American model and photographer, Miss USA 2011 as Miss California, top 16 at Miss Universe 2011, later blogger of The A List.
Alyssa Miller
Alyssa Miller (born 1989, Los Angeles) is an American fashion model, a 2010 Guess campaign face, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model from 2011, and Vogue cover model; distinct from the actress Alyssa Marie Miller and the cybersecurity researcher of the same name.
Amalgamated Weavers' Association
Amalgamated Weavers' Association (Weavers' Amalgamation, AWA), British trade union founded May 1884 as the Northern Counties Amalgamated Association of Weavers; federated Lancashire cotton weavers' unions, led the 1930-31 more looms dispute, and merged into the Amalgamated Textile Workers' Union in 1974.
Amanda Freitag
Amanda Freitag (born 1972) is an American chef, CIA-trained cookbook author, and Food Network personality, a Chopped judge since 2009, runner-up on The Next Iron Chef: Redemption and Tournament of Champions season 1.
Amanda Lepore
Amanda Lepore, born 1967 in Cedar Grove, New Jersey, is an American transgender model, singer, and performance artist, muse of David LaChapelle, Club Kids alumna, author of Doll Parts (2017), and Balenciaga Summer 2024 runway model.
Amaretto
Amaretto, Italian almond-flavored liqueur from Saronno; key brands Disaronno and Lazzaroni. Flavor comes mostly from apricot-kernel benzaldehyde, not almonds; Disaronno is 28% ABV.
Amaro (liqueur)
Amaro (plural amari) is an Italian bittersweet herbal liqueur made by macerating herbs, roots, bark, and citrus peels in spirit or wine, sweetened and aged; 15–40% ABV, drunk as aperitivo or digestivo.
Amaro Averna
Amaro Averna is a Sicilian amaro from Caltanissetta, created from a recipe of the Abbazia di Santo Spirito monks given to Salvatore Averna in 1868; 29% ABV, royal warrant 1912, owned by Campari 2014–2026, then Disaronno Group.
Amaro Montenegro
Amaro Montenegro: Italian bittersweet herbal liqueur from Bologna, 23% ABV, created 1885 by Stanislao Cobianchi as Elisir Lungavita; 40 secret botanicals, six tasting notes, and Il Premio, a micro-distilled ingredient at 1 liter per 15,000 liters.
Amarone
Amarone, or Amarone della Valpolicella, is a dry, full-bodied red wine from Valpolicella near Verona, Italy, made from partially dried grapes fermented almost to dryness.
Amarula
Amarula is a South African cream liqueur (17% ABV) made from fermented, distilled marula fruit aged two years in French oak and blended with cream; launched 1989 by Distell's Southern Liqueur Company, it is the world's second best-selling cream liqueur.
Amatriciana sauce
Amatriciana (sugo all'amatriciana) is an Italian pasta sauce from Amatrice, Lazio, made of guanciale, tomato, and Pecorino Romano; the tomato version of gricia, EU-registered TSG since 2020.
Amaury Guichon
Amaury Guichon (born 1991) is a French-Swiss pastry chef and chocolatier in Las Vegas, known for fully edible dark-chocolate sculptures, The Pastry Academy, the Netflix series School of Chocolate, and millions of social media followers.
Amazon Eve
Amazon Eve is Erika Ervin (born 1979), the 6 ft 8 in American model Guinness World Records named tallest professional model in 2011, a Zoo Weekly cover star and American Horror Story actress who is a transgender advocate.
Amazon Go
Amazon Go was Amazon's cashierless convenience-store chain, announced 2016, opened to the public in Seattle in 2018, using Just Walk Out computer-vision technology; all 15 stores closed in early 2026.
Amazon Prime Day
Amazon Prime Day is Amazon's annual sales event for Prime members, first held on July 15, 2015, and now one of the largest shopping events of the year.
Ambedkar Jayanti
Ambedkar Jayanti (Bhim Jayanti, Equality Day), observed 14 April, marks the birth of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (1891–1956), Constitution architect. First celebrated publicly in Pune in 1928 by Janardan Ranpise; a national public holiday since 2021.