Glossary B
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.