Glossary B
Braaivleis South African term for "barbecues". It is also called Tshisanyamas which means "burn the meat". South African barbecues is made from anything including ostrich meat to Boerewors (the famous South African sausage).
Weekend is "barbecue time" in South Africa where the country's residents grill different kinds of meats over burning charcoals
Boerewors refers to South African beef and Coriander sausage. It is Afrikaans in origin but consumed widely by South Africans of all ethnic origins.
One popular dish from South Africa is called Boerewors Roll that is made of charcoal grilled Boerewors, placed into a bun and covered with mustard and tomato sauce. They are sold in roadside stands,
Boerewors Roll is South African's answer to America's Hot Dog and Germany's Wurst. It is also similar to Sweden's Hot Dog Bun except that Sweden's is topped with crispy onions.
Birewecke is a fruit bread from the Alsace Region of France bulging with dried pears, apples, plums, figs, raisins, almonds and walnuts which have been marinated in kirsch, then eaten a week after it has been baked.
Alsace Region lies in the north east of France between the Rhine and the mountains of the Vosges, sharing borders with Germany and Switzerland. Alsace has at different times in history been a territory of both France and Germany and the influences of both countries are reflected in its cuisine. Their variety of dishes have evolved partly from an abundance of local produce and partly from traditional dishes brought from Poland, Germany, Russia and Austria, which have influenced Alsatian cooking.
Blechkuchen is the German word for sheet cake or a cake baked in cake tray/baking sheet. It is when the Batter or the dough is spread on the baking/cake tray/sheet then baked and then spreaded or filled with other ingredients. Moreover, Blechkuchen is so called as such because the cake is baked in a baking sheet/cake tray
Examples of famous sweet Blechkuchen from Germany are Donauwelle, Bienenstich, Butterkuchen, Zwetschgenkuchen and lot more considering that different kinds of fillings or toppings can be used. Zwiebelkuchen is a kind of savory "Blechkuchen".
Blechkuchen are generally rectangular in form and they are cut into squares when served.
Blech means "sheet" of metal and in German it refers to "metal baking sheet/cake tray" used to make their varieties of Blechkuchen.
Pictures shown below is a portion of Butterkuchen which is an example of Blechkuchen.
Deutsch: Bicol Express / Español: Bicol Express / Português: Bicol Express / Français: Bicol Express / Italiano: Bicol Express /
Bicol Express refers to a dish from the Philippines.
Bicol Express is a traditional dishes from the Philippines, specifically from the Bicol Region which is famous for cooking spicy dishes employing the use of chilies, thus its name.
Bicol Express is made often with lots of slices of green spicy Banana Peppers, fiery Siling Labuyo (Red Bird's eye chili peppers) and small slices of pork or chicken, but not often or dried fish cooked in shrimp paste (Bagoong Alamang) and Gata (Coconut Milk)
Bicol Express is one of the popular dishes in the Philippines which is Ginataan (cooked in/with Coconut Milk)
Please see the article on Bird's Eye Chili Pepper for the picture
