Glossary B

Balchao means "Pickling", India's culinary term, specifically from Goa. Goa's speciality is pickling foods (vegetables and seafoods), like aubergines or prawns which are "pickled” in sugar, vinegar and spices for a day or two before eating. Goa is India's richest state.

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Baldana refers to a black pudding, a typical cured sausage from Catalan, Spain which comes in many varieties or types including some that are heavily spiced or have an additional ingredient like onion or rice (Morcilla de arroz, cebolla, arroz y cebolla, etc.). Baldana likewise refers to a kind of sausage stuffed with rice, pork loin, pine nuts and spices, is one of the most typical products of Catalan. Other Baldana recipes are known nationwide that lead to different names, as in the rich and spicy Baldana de Granada, which comes from Andalusia , but is better known by its Spanish name, Morcilla.

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Baldo Rice refers to a variety of rice which has a short, thick grain and is said to be recently derived from Arborio. Baldo Rice is commonly grown in Piemonte and some is exported to the United States. A good producer of Baldo Rice is Principato di Lucedio from the town of Trino. Many chefs like this variety of rice because it cooks quicker than all others. The farm called "Principato di Lucedio” rises in Trino, near Vercelli in the Piemonte region of northern Italy. It is located at the site of the Abbey of Lucedio where Cistercian monks introduced the cultivation of rice in the 15th century. Baldo Rice is also called Riso Baldo.

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Baleadas refer to one of the popular dishes from Honduras which is a tortillas folded over and filled with refried beans, crumbled cheese and cream.

Moreover, Baleada is one of the most common street foods in Honduras.

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Balichao refers to the famed Macanese shrimp paste.

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Balik is the Turkish generic word for "Fish"

Balik Pazari is Turkish term for "Fish market".

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Balimbing is the Filipino word for Carambola; also known as Star Fruit.

Balimbing is a light green to yellowish tropical fruit which has many angles and sides and has a star shape when cut across the grain. Its fruit is juicy and tastes like the combined taste of plums, grapes and apples. Some green varieties when not yet fully ripe taste sour. Because of its star shape, it is mostly used for decorative purposes, mostly for decorating cocktail drinks and desserts.

Balinghoy is a Filipino word for Cassava.

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Balisungsung refers to a Filipino native food made of white rice in or wrapped in banana leaves. Balisungsung is said to be the specialty of the Malolos in the province of Bulacan. In Bulacan province, Balisungsung is a staple food and mostly seen served during fiestas, special ocassions, big parties and family gatherings. Balisungsung is like an individual serving of rice wrapped beautifully in banana leaves, each wrapped serving is equivalent to a scoop of rice.

Balisungsung is not dessert or a snack. It is intended to be eaten with favorite Filipino food dish as a substitute for normal everyday plain steaming white rice.