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The original Billy's Bakery is in Chelsea (there are two other Billy's in Manhattan). Billy's has classic flavors and a rich, not too sweet, buttercream frosting. Billy's stocks what I consider to be the Bakery Big Four: fresh pies, thumbprint cookies, cupcakes and Hello Dollies.
Biltong is a variety of cured meat that originated in South Africa. Various types of meat are used to produce it, ranging from beef and game meats to fillets of ostrich from commercial farms. It is typically made from raw fillets of meat cut into strips following the grain of the muscle, or flat pieces sliced across the grain. It is similar to beef jerky in that they ...
"Kati rolls are the thing here, and Biryani's well-griddled paratha wrappers are unfailingly crisp and chewy. $6 gets you two; I usually get the mild and creamy aloo gobi and the spicier lamb buradi roll. The cart is close enough to Bryant Park that I usually take my food there for a sit-down lunch, but I rarely make it there with both rolls intact."—Max Falkowi...
Bistecca alla fiorentina, or 'beefsteak Florentine style', consists of a T-bone traditionally sourced from either the Chianina or Maremmana breeds of cattle. A favorite of Tuscan cuisine, the steak is grilled over a wood or charcoal fire, seasoned with salt, sometimes with black pepper, and olive oil, applied immediately after the meat is retired from the heat. Thickl...
Bitterballen (plural ofbitterbal) are a Dutch meat-based snack, typically containing a mixture of beef or veal (minced or chopped), beef broth, butter, flour for thickening, parsley, salt and pepper, resulting in a thick roux. Most recipes include nutmeg and there are also variations using curry powder or that add in finely chopped vegetables such as carrot. The ingre...
Bitters is traditionally an alcoholic preparation flavored with botanical matter so that the end result is characterized by a bitter, sour, or bittersweet flavor. Numerous longstanding brands of bitters were originally developed as patent medicines, but now are sold as digestifs, sometimes with herbal properties, and cocktail flavorings. Since cocktails mainly contain...
Iceland’s signature liquor has an ominous nickname - Black Death.
Brennivín is a clear, unsweetened schnapps that is considered to be Iceland's signature distilled beverage. It is a popular Icelandic liquor and special-occasion alcohol shot, and the traditional drink for the mid-winter feast of Þorrablót. It is made from fermented grain or p...
Black pudding, blood pudding or blood sausage is a type of sausage made by cooking blood or dried blood with a filler until it is thick enough to congeal when cooled. The dish exists in various cultures from Asia to Europe and the Americas. Pig, cattle, sheep, duck and goat blood can be used depending on different countries.
In Europe and the Americas, typical fillers...
A blini is a slavic food traditionally made from wheat or (more rarely) buckwheat flour and served with smetana, tvorog, butter, caviar and other garnishes. Blini are among the most popular and most-eaten dishes in slavic countries.
In the West, the term blini traditionally refers to small (2-4 inches in diameter) savory pancakes made with leavened batter. In modern R...
Boat noodles is a Thai style noodle dish, which has a strong flavor. It contains both pork and beef, as well as dark soy sauce, pickled bean curd, and some other spices, and is normally served with meatballs and pig’s liver. The soup also contains lueat mu sot or lueat nuea sot (เลือดหมูสด, เลือดเนื้อสด), which is pig or cow blood mixed with salt and spices, to ...
Bobotie /bɒˈboʊti/, also spelt bobotjie, is a South African dish consisting of spiced minced meat baked with an egg-based topping.Bobotokwas an Indonesian dish consisting of meat with a custard topping that was cooked in a pan of water until the egg mixture set. Colonists from the Dutch East India Company colonies in Batavia probably introduced bobotie to South Africa...
Boerewors is a type of sausage, popular in South African cuisine. The name comes from the Afrikaans wordsboer ("farmer") and wors ("sausage"). Boerewors must contain at least 90 percent meat - always containing beef, as well as lamb or pork or a mixture of lamb and pork, the other 10% is made up of spices and other ingredients. Not more than 30% of the meat content ma...
Bolo de rolo (English translation: rollcake) is a typical Brazilian dessert, from Pernambuco state.
The cakebatter is made with flour, eggs, butter and sugar. This dough is wrapped with a layer of melted guava, giving the appearance of a swiss roll. However, layers of dough and guava are much thinner than the ones used in the swiss roll, and the taste is complete...