Foods that contain B

List of Foods That Contain B

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Adzuki Beans

A small, deep-red East Asian legume sweetened into a paste (*anko*) that fills mochi, daifuku, and dorayaki — and the secret sweet ingredient in Japanese desserts everywhere.

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Albacore Tuna

A large, fast-swimming open-ocean tuna with notably pale flesh, sold as "white tuna" in cans and "shiro maguro" in sushi bars — a leaner, milder alternative to other tunas.

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Apple Crumble

Britain's most beloved home-baked dessert — sharp cooking apples underneath a buttery, sandy rubble of flour, butter, and sugar, baked until the fruit is soft and bubbling and the topping is golden and crisp; simple, forgiving, and deeply satisfying; endlessly variable in fruit filling, and nearly always served with custard, cream, or vanilla ice cream.

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Bacon

Cured and smoked pork belly or back — a breakfast staple in the US and UK, with regional variations from American streaky bacon to British rashers to Italian pancetta.

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Bagel

A dense ring of yeast-leavened wheat bread that's boiled before baking — Polish-Jewish in origin and central to American Jewish food culture.

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Baguette

The long, narrow, crisp-crusted French bread that became the country's most internationally recognizable carbohydrate — surprisingly modern in its current form.

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Baklava

A dessert of layered phyllo pastry, finely chopped nuts, and sugar or honey syrup — claimed by Turkey, Greece, the Levant, and the Balkans.

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Banana Bread

A moist quick-bread sweetened mostly by overripe bananas — a Depression-era American baking staple now made worldwide.

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Banh Mi

A Vietnamese baguette sandwich filled with pickled vegetables, fresh herbs, and a protein — a direct product of French colonial influence on Vietnamese street food.

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Banoffee Pie

A British dessert invention of the 1970s — a buttery biscuit base topped with toffee made from condensed milk, fresh banana slices, and whipped cream; the name combines banana and toffee; first made at The Hungry Monk restaurant in East Sussex in 1972, and now one of the most popular British desserts both at home and in cafes worldwide.

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Beef Stroganoff

A Russian dish of sautéed beef strips in a sour cream sauce — allegedly created for Count Stroganov's household in St. Petersburg in the 1800s; now a globally adapted comfort dish served over egg noodles or rice.

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Beef Wellington

A British celebration dish of beef tenderloin coated in mushroom duxelles and wrapped in puff pastry — elegant to serve, technically demanding to cook correctly.

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Beignet

A New Orleans deep-fried choux-dough fritter, served hot and smothered under a snowfall of powdered sugar — the signature breakfast of Café Du Monde since 1862.

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Bibimbap

Korea's iconic mixed rice bowl — a colourful arrangement of seasoned vegetables, a fried or raw egg, and gochujang chilli paste served over steamed white rice.

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Biryani

A layered rice dish of long-grain basmati cooked with spiced meat or vegetables, born from Persian–Mughal kitchens and refined across the Indian subcontinent.

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Bisque

A rich, velvety French cream soup classically made from shellfish — lobster, crab, or shrimp — with the shells roasted and simmered to extract maximum flavour before straining smooth.

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Black Forest Cake

Germany's most famous layered cake — dark chocolate sponge soaked in Kirschwasser cherry brandy, filled with whipped cream and sour cherries, and finished with chocolate shavings.

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Black Pudding

A blood sausage made from pig's blood, pork fat, and oatmeal or barley, cooked in a casing until set — a staple of the full English and Scottish breakfast, with a rich, earthy, iron-heavy flavour; the best black puddings (from Bury in Lancashire, Stornoway in the Hebrides, and Clonakilty in Ireland) are considered artisan products of national importance.

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Boeuf Bourguignon

The great French beef stew — beef braised slowly in red Burgundy wine with lardons, pearl onions, mushrooms, and herbs until the meat is fall-apart tender and the sauce is deeply reduced and glossy; a dish from the Burgundy region of France that became an international symbol of French cuisine through Julia Child's 1961 recipe, which brought it to American home cooks.

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Bolognese

A slow-cooked Italian meat sauce from Bologna — rich, dense, and emphatically not the tomato-heavy ragù most of the world calls "spaghetti bolognese."

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Borscht

A sour beetroot soup from Eastern Europe — deep crimson, served hot or cold, and an essential dish across Ukrainian, Russian, Polish, and Jewish cuisines.

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Bouillabaisse

Marseille's legendary fish stew — a saffron-scented broth with at least three species of rockfish, traditionally served in two courses with rouille-spread toast.

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Bratwurst

A German pork sausage seasoned with spices and grilled or pan-fried — the centrepiece of German street food and a staple of beer halls and outdoor grills.

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Bread

A staple food made from flour, water, and usually a leavening agent — one of humanity's oldest prepared foods, with regional traditions ranging from French baguettes to Indian naan to Mexican bolillos.

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Bread and Butter Pudding

A British classic of utter simplicity — slices of buttered bread layered in a dish, soaked in an egg-cream custard, dusted with nutmeg and sugar, then baked until set and golden; a pudding for using up stale bread that has become one of the most beloved British desserts.

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Brioche

A buttery, eggy French enriched bread — soft, golden, and so rich it sits at the boundary between bread and pastry.

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Bruschetta

Italian grilled bread rubbed with garlic and drizzled with olive oil — the simplest form topped with fresh tomatoes, basil, and sea salt; a staple antipasto across central Italy.

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Bubble Tea

Taiwanese cold tea drink shaken frothy with milk or fruit flavouring and served with wide-straw-sucked chewy tapioca pearls — the global street-drink that became a café category.

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Bulgogi

Korean "fire meat" — thinly sliced beef marinated in soy sauce, pear or apple juice, sesame oil, and garlic, then grilled over charcoal or cooked on a tabletop grill.

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Bunny Chow

Durban's iconic street food — a hollowed-out half or quarter loaf of bread filled with spicy curry, the scooped-out bread served as the lid; eaten by hand from the loaf.

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Burrito

A large soft flour tortilla wrapped tightly around savory fillings, born in northern Mexico and reinvented in California into the food it's now globally known as.

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Butter

Solid dairy fat made by churning cream — a foundational ingredient across global cooking, with regional variations from cultured European butter to Indian ghee to fermented African shea butter.

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Camembert

A small, soft, bloomy-rind cow's-milk cheese from Normandy with a velvety white crust and an oozing pale-yellow interior — younger and earthier than Brie but the same cheese family.

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Cannellini Beans

A large, white, kidney-shaped Italian bean — creamy when cooked and central to Tuscan cooking, especially the slow-simmered soups *ribollita* and *pasta e fagioli*.

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Carambola

A glossy yellow tropical fruit that produces five-pointed star slices when cut crosswise — Southeast Asian in origin, sweet-tart, and the source of the alternate name "star fruit."

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Carbonara

Rome's iconic pasta made with guanciale, eggs, Pecorino Romano, and black pepper — no cream, no onion, no garlic; the sauce is an emulsification of egg and fat achieved off the heat.

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Chelsea Bun

A sticky, spiral-rolled sweet bun from London's Chelsea — a rich yeast dough rolled with butter, brown sugar, and mixed dried fruit, cut into spirals, baked in a close-packed tin so the sides rise together, then glazed with a syrup or fondant while still hot; a London street food classic dating from the early 18th century, when the Chelsea Bun House attracted crowds of thousands.

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Ciabatta

A rustic Italian white bread with an open, holey crumb and crisp crust — invented in 1982 in Verona as an Italian answer to the baguette, now one of the most widely eaten breads in the world.

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Crème Brûlée

The classic French custard dessert with a burnt caramel top — a rich, silky vanilla-infused cream set to a barely trembling consistency, covered with a thin layer of caster sugar that is caramelised under a grill or with a blowtorch to form a brittle, shattering golden disc; the moment of cracking the caramel top with a spoon is one of the small pleasures of restaurant dining.

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Eggs Benedict

A classic American brunch dish of poached eggs and Canadian bacon stacked on a toasted English muffin and napped with hollandaise sauce.

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Flatbread

The world's oldest and most universal bread — unleavened or minimally leavened dough cooked quickly on a hot surface, spanning from lavash to roti to pita; the bread that preceded the oven.

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Gingerbread

One of the world's oldest spiced baked goods — a broad category ranging from soft, dark, treacle-rich cake to firm, dry biscuit, all sharing the defining flavour of dried ginger and warm spices; gingerbread men, gingerbread houses, and gingerbread cake are all distinct products sharing a name but differing entirely in texture and use; associated with Christmas, medieval fairs, and warming winter baking throughout Europe.

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Goji Berry

A small, bright-orange-red dried berry from a Chinese nightshade — long used in traditional Chinese medicine, a "superfood" of the 2000s, with a sweet-tart flavor between cranberry and raisin.

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Gumbo

Louisiana's most beloved dish — a thick, deeply flavoured stew built on a dark roux and the "holy trinity" of onion, celery, and bell pepper, thickened with okra or filé powder and loaded with seafood, chicken, and andouille sausage; as much a cultural institution as it is a meal.

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Hamburger

A ground beef patty served in a sliced bun, an American icon with deep German roots, now globally pervasive.

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Hash Browns

Shredded or grated potato cakes fried until deeply golden and crispy outside, soft inside — an American diner breakfast staple spread worldwide through fast food chains; the name comes from the French hacher (to chop), and the key to success is removing as much moisture as possible from the potato before frying.

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Jambalaya

A Louisiana one-pot rice dish blending Spanish paella, French country cooking, and West African influences — meat, sausage, vegetables, and rice cooked together in stock.

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Kebab

A general term for grilled or roasted meat, with countless regional forms from skewered cubes to vertical rotisseries — the original fast food of the Middle East.

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Kibbeh

The national dish of Lebanon and Syria — a blend of minced lamb, bulgur wheat, and spices shaped into oval torpedoes and fried, or served raw as a steak tartare equivalent.

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Kielbasa

Poland's iconic sausage — a coarsely ground pork sausage heavily seasoned with garlic, marjoram, and black pepper, smoked over hardwood for a deep, earthy flavour; eaten grilled, boiled in bigos stew, or sliced cold; as central to Polish food culture as bratwurst is to German.

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Labneh

Strained yoghurt cheese from the Levant — yoghurt hung in cloth until thick enough to roll into balls or spread; drizzled with olive oil and dusted with zaatar or dried herbs, a cornerstone of the mezze table.

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Larb

Southeast Asia's most refreshing meat salad — minced meat (pork, chicken, beef, or duck) cooked or raw, tossed with toasted rice powder, fish sauce, lime juice, shallots, chillies, and fresh herbs; the national dish of Laos and a staple of Thai northern cuisine, eaten with sticky rice.

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Mahlab

An aromatic spice made from the cherry-pit-like seeds inside Saint Lucie cherry stones — a defining flavor of Greek, Turkish, Lebanese, and Egyptian Easter and holiday breads.

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Osso Buco

A Milanese braise of cross-cut veal shanks slow-cooked in white wine, broth, and vegetables until the meat falls from the bone — finished with gremolata and served over saffron risotto.

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Quinoa Bowl

A modern Western convenience meal of cooked quinoa topped with vegetables, proteins, and dressings — popularized in the 2010s as a "superfood" alternative to rice bowls and salads.

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Ribollita

Tuscany's most nourishing peasant soup — a thick, bread-thickened minestrone of cannellini beans, cavolo nero, and winter vegetables, built over several days by rebooling (ribollita means "reboiled") leftovers; the bread dissolves completely, creating a soup so thick a spoon stands upright in it.

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Rye Bread

A dense, dark bread made from rye flour — staple of Scandinavian, German, Eastern European, and Jewish Ashkenazi cuisines, with a distinctive sour flavour from extended fermentation.

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Shortbread

Scotland's most celebrated biscuit — a buttery, crumbly, melt-in-the-mouth confection made from just three ingredients in a 3-2-1 ratio of flour, butter, and sugar; Scots shortbread is associated with Hogmanay, Burns Night, and the gift tins that have represented Scottish craftsmanship worldwide for over a century; Walkers of Aberlour is among the most recognised brands.

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Syllabub

A whipped cream dessert from Tudor and Stuart England — sweet double cream whipped with white wine or sherry, lemon zest, and sugar until it stands in soft, cloud-like peaks; one of the oldest still-made British desserts, syllabub was fashionable at Elizabethan and Stuart banquets and is now enjoying a quiet revival as a light, elegant alternative to heavy puddings.

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Tabasco

A Louisiana hot sauce made from fermented Tabasco peppers, vinegar, and salt — an 1868 invention from the McIlhenny family that became the world's most recognized hot sauce, fundamental to Cajun, Creole, and global American cuisine.

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Tabbouleh

A Levantine salad of finely chopped parsley, mint, tomato, onion, and fine bulgur — bright, herb-forward, and contrary to most non-Arab versions where bulgur dominates.

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Table Spread

A soft, spreadable fat product blended for easy spreading directly from the refrigerator — a broad category covering butter blends, margarine, and dairy-free alternatives formulated specifically for the breakfast table.

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Threadfin Bream

A small pinkish reef fish from Indo-Pacific waters — the workhorse of Southeast Asian fish balls and surimi, with sweet, delicate white flesh.

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Ube Halaya

A Filipino purple yam jam — a thick, intensely purple, sweet confection made from ube (purple yam), coconut milk, and condensed milk, used as a dessert on its own or as a flavouring across Filipino sweets.

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Vegetable Oil

A generic supermarket category for refined plant-derived cooking oils — usually a blend of soybean, canola, corn, sunflower, or palm — neutral, cheap, and high-heat capable.

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Vegetable Spaghetti

A yellow winter squash whose cooked flesh separates into long, translucent spaghetti-like strands — a popular low-carbohydrate alternative to pasta that captures the visual of a pasta dish with a fraction of the calories.

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Wasabi

A Japanese root with sharp punch that fills the sinuses — one of the most expensive vegetables to grow, with most "wasabi" served outside Japan being colored horseradish in disguise.

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Welsh Rarebit

A glorified cheese on toast that is entirely its own thing — a rich, savoury sauce of mature cheddar melted with ale, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, and egg yolk, spread thickly on toast and grilled until bubbling and browned; one of the great British dishes, far more than the sum of its parts.

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Xiaolongbao

Shanghai-style soup dumplings — thin-skinned steamed parcels of pork and gelled broth that liquefies on contact with steam, served in stacked bamboo baskets.