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Bai krapao is a Thai term for holy basil. This Thai herb is similar in flavour with Thai basil, but only releases its oils upon cooking so it is always used in stir fry dishes like Pad

Bouilli is a French term which means boiled, braised or stewed.

It also refers to a Cajun soup made with beef offal

It also refers to boiled beef. This is often the meat from a

Bai Kan Jiu refers to a strong alcoholic beverage from China that is made of kaoliang, also known as sorghum

Black vinegar also known as jit cho is a type of Chinese vinegard that is made from rice, wheat, millet or sorghum.

Balichao refers to the famed Macanese shrimp paste.

Bhuna refers to a process and a technique of cooking that is essential to Indian cooking, in which spices are dry roasted on a Pan and combined with a moistening agent such as yogurt