A small, indeterminate variety of heirloom tomato from Irkutsk in Siberia which fruits in mid season. The fruits are slightly pear-shaped, around 5 cm (2") round, with a deep reddish-brown colour grading to dark brown or "black" on the shoulders. They are good for slicing. The colour of the flesh varies from dark red to translucent brown and has an appealing, fruity flavour.
Many countries produce versions of black pudding (US: blood sausage). It is large, cooked slicing sausage which usually containing pig’s blood, pork belly fat, cereal (often oats), onions, groats, herbs and spices. Black pudding is usually eaten cold or sliced and grilled or fried.
The black radish is a root vegetable with crisp white flesh and a coarse black skin used in northern and eastern Europe rather like horseradish, grated into sauces, or in the same way as ordinary radishes, in salads, soups and stir-fries. It can be quite bitter and certainly hot.
A jam (US: jelly) traditionally eaten during Passover, especially in Russia.
A type of glutinous, long-grain rice with a nutty flavour. It is used in rice-cakes and puddings. In the Middle East it refers to rice cooked in the liquor left after boiling black beans.
This refers to rice cooked in the liquor left after boiling black beans. In South East Asia it refers to a type of glutinous rice.
Black Rocks are oddly named as they are not black. They are a cross between a Plymouth Rock and a Rhode Island Red, having a black base colour with red markings.
A cocktail made with two parts vodka to one part coffee liqueur with ice. If it has cream added it becomes a white Russian. It is also a variety of tomato.
This tomato plant produces dark, charcoal black, thin-skinned fruit with heavy green shoulders and dark reddish-green flesh. It has been described as "odd looking" but with a good flavour. It also describes a cocktail.
