Glossary B
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
Bredle also known as a Bredele, Bredl, Brétala refer to little beloved sweet and deliciouns Christmas biscuits (confection) from Alsace, France which comes in variety of flavors, colors and shapes. Bredle contain delicious ingredients and spices, like Cinnamon, Aniseed, Ginger; oranges, and nuts - Hazelbuts, Walnuts, Almonds; Coconut, Chocolates and Praline, among many other flavors. sweet tooth and all gourmets.
In Alsace, Bredle making is a family tradition which is shared with friends and family. They become a symbol of Christmas, too and one may found them hanging on many Alsacian Christmas trees.
The most well-known Bredle which come in different varieties are:
1. Butterbredle - butter biscuits, sometimes with lemon icing
2. Anisbredle - round and perfumed Bredle with Aniseed
3. Schwowebredle - Bredle with almonds and a golden egg glaze
4. Spritzbredle - little shortbread biscuits with a hint of lemon
5. Lebkuchen, little tongues of spice bread with smooth icing
6. Leckerli - diamond-shaped Bredle with a taste of spiced bread
7. Springerle refers to a type of Aniseed bread, with a very characteristic taste which is the first Bredle to be made in Alsace among the many varieties existing in the present
Binake is one of the traditional sweets from the Philippines, particularly from Misamis Oriental. Binake is made from ground mashed corn grains cooked with coconut milk and packed in corn husk, hence its golden yellow color.
It is said that eating Binake is like eating Mais con Yelo (Corn with Milk and crushed ice) minus the crushed ice.
English: Young coconut / Deutsch: Junge Kokosnuss / Español: Coco joven / Português: Coqueiro jovem / Français: Jeune noix de coco / Italiano: Giovane cocco /
Buco also spelled as Buko is a Filipino word that refers to a young coconut with soft, thin and silky flesh which one can easily scrape off with a spoon compared with a Niyog which is a mature coconut and the source of coconut milk (Gata in Filipino). A mature coconut has a thick and Hard flesh which needs to be grated off its shell by a special coconut grater.