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Babaco
Babaco
       BB: half Benedictine and half Brandy combination.

   Babaco: known also as Carica and grows at high altitudes, being quiet different to papaya.

   Bacalao: Baccala, or Bacalhau; salty dry codfish.

Bacalao
Bacalao
   Backfin Crabmeat: white body meat like lump and large flakes.

   Bagoong: shrimp paste or sauce made from fermented ground shrimp. It is also known as Terasi, Kapi, Belacan or Bagoong.

   Baigai: small water snails.

Bagoong
Bagoong
   Balachan: mix of shrimps, sardines and small salted fishes that have been fermented under the sun to be used as dish flavor.

   Balsamic vinegar: thicker vinegar used as salad dressing in the Italian cuisine.

   Banger: lower quality pork sausage, also referred to a sausage made of ground pork and bread crumbs mixture.

Baigai
Baigai
   Banon Cheese: mix of cow's, sheep's and goat's milk, resulting a traditional, unpasteurized, creamy and natural-rind cheese.

   Baobab: eight species of trees native from Madagascar, and colloquially known as monkey-bread trees.

   Bap: British soft bread rolls.

Balachan
Balachan
   Barack: apricot brandy.

   Basáis: horse sashimi.

   Baste: basting refers to cooking meat with either its own juices or some type of preparation like a sauce or marinade.

Balsamic Vinegar
Balsamic Vinegar
   Batarde: white bread larger than a baguette.

   Bean thread noodles: transparent noodles made from ground mung beans.

   Edible sprouts: germinated crisp seeds pod.

Banon
Banon
   Bechamel: creamy white sauce made from hot liquid added to equals parts fat and flour.

   Beefalo: hybrid combination of cattle, bos taurus and the American Bison.

   Beignets: fried dough sprinkled with confectioneries of sugar.

Baobab
Baobab
   Bishop: hot wine heated with spices and orange peel.

   Blend: act of stiring, folding or beating ingredients to form some mixture.

   Braise: act of cooking meat with moist heat, covered and little amount of liquid.

Bean thread noodles
Bean thread noodles
   Bream: a number of species of freshwater and marine fish.

   Brine: saturated or nearly saturated water with salt, to preserve vegetables, fish, and meat.

   Brown sauce: popular British condiment featured in a malt vinegar base blended with fruit and spices.

Beignets
Beignets
   Buri: Adult yellowtail.

   Butterfly: act of cutting and spreading open.

   Bran: hard outer layer of cereal grains.