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English: Rice Cake / Deutsch: Reiskuchen / Español: Torta de arroz / Português: Bolo de arroz / Français: Gâteau de riz / Italiano: Torta di riso /
In the food context, "Buchi" is a popular Filipino dessert made from glutinous rice flour filled with a sweetened mung bean paste, and then coated in sesame seeds and deep-fried until golden brown. It is a variation of the Chinese "jian dui" and is known for its chewy texture, sweet filling, and crispy sesame-coated exterior. Buchi is often served in Chinese-Filipino restaurants and is a common snack or dessert in the Philippines.
Buchty refers to baked yeast rolls filled with jams or preserves; sweet jam-filled buns from Slovakia and Czech Republic. Buchty are to Slovakia what cookies are to America. They are delicious sweet dough brick-shaped buns. Aside from sweet jams, cottage Cheese and poppie seeds are some of the fillings used in making Buchty.
Buchty is pronounced "booktee".
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.
Buddha's hand which is also known as Buddha's Hand citron, or Fingered citron (Citrus medica var.sarcodactylus) is a fragrant citrus fruit. The Buddha's Hand citron is an exotic variety that grows in the shape of a hand with projecting fingers. It is commonly grown for its aroma and for its thick peel for candying.