Bloater. Red herring. A type of smoked herring. The fish is not gutted before being hot-smoked. It should be eaten without delay as it does not keep and needs no further cooking. It should be firm, and copper-coloured.
Ball. Ball-shaped.
Boletus, cep or porcini mushroom, often used in dried form in stews and stocks.
Tiny, puffed pancakes made in a special indented pan.
Tiny, puffed pancake made in a special indented pan.
A scoop of ice cream.
Bolognese sauce. A sauce of tomato and minced (US: ground) meat served with spaghetti and Parmesan cheese.
A drinks company famous for ‘Old Hollands gin’
Chelsea bun
Savory, the herb