Glossary B
Barba de 'frati is the Italian word which literally means "monk’s bear”. It is a long, thin string grass-like vegetable which is slightly acidic
Batu d'oca refers to bned and salted goose preserved in its own fat.
Bucconis is the Italian word for fatheads actually refer to the fish family "Psychrolutidae" which includes the fatheads or fathead sculpins, including the blobfishes.This poorly known family consists of bottom-dwelling marine sculpins shaped like tadpoles, with large heads and bodies that taper back into small, flat tails.
Bocconotto refers to kind of Italian puff pastry stuffed or filled with chicken liver, sweetbreads and truffles.