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Amaretto (Italian for 'a little bitter') is a sweet Italian liqueur originating from the comune (municipality) of Saronno. Depending on the brand, it may be made from apricot kernels , bitter almonds , peach stones, or almonds , all of which are natural sources of the benzaldehyde that provides the almond-like flavour of the liqueur.
The kernel is an economically significant byproduct of fruit processing and the extracted oil and resulting press cake have value. [4] Apricot kernel oil gives Disaronno and some other types of amaretto their almond-like flavor. [5] They are also used in Amaretti di Saronno. [citation needed]
Disaronno can be served neat as a liqueur, on the rocks, or as part of a cocktail mixed with other alcoholic beverages, cola, ginger ale, or fruit juice. It may also be added to hot chocolate and is an ingredient in the Italian variant of an Irish coffee. The amaretto liqueur can also be used in the Italian dessert tiramisu. [5]
A Tsáchila man, with his hair coloured with annatto. The annatto tree B. orellana is believed to originate in tropical regions from Mexico to Brazil. [1] [5] It was probably not initially used as a food additive, but for other purposes, such as ritual and decorative body painting (still an important tradition in many Brazilian native tribes, such as the Wari'); sunscreen; insect repellent ...
Amaro is flavoured with several (sometimes several dozen) herbs and roots. Some producers list their ingredients in detail on the bottle label. Herbs used for flavouring may include any of the following: gentian, angelica, cardoon, cinchona (china), lemon balm (melissa), lemon verbena (cedrina), juniper, anise, fennel, zedoary, ginger, mint, thyme, sage, bay laurel, citrus peels, liquorice ...
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The company states that it is the only one that uses native laraha fruit, and label it Genuine Curaçao Liqueur. [10] The liqueur is mentioned several times under the spelling "curaçoa" in William Makepeace Thackeray's Vanity Fair of 1847–1848 as a drink taken by dissolute young men. For example, Lady Jane Southdown pays her brother "a ...