Coffee served in Flanders with a dash of spirits.

Small meatballs or Russian origin, made with minced (US: ground) meat or poultry, flattened, fried and served with a sauce smitane, a piquant sauce made with soured cream, onions and wine. Its popularity has been overtaken by the burger.

A Provençal name for saddled bream.

A village of the Côte de Beaune, Bourgogne, making red wine from Pinot Noir grape. Its white wine is generally sold as Meursault-Blagny.

White. White wine. White of egg. White meat. It can also refer to a stock of water, lemon juice, flour and salt, which thickens but prevents discolouration of the dish. Feminine is blanche.

Breast and wing fillet of chicken (or sometimes game). White meat.

Another name for Kir, crème de cassis mixed with dry white wine.

A big duck, probable descended from the Aylesbury Duck of England. It is a proper white duck, around 4 kg a male, 3 kg a female and good solid, strong, hardy stock. The females lay from an early age white eggs of around 80 g.

"White of whale." Whale blubber.

White wine made from white grapes. Since this is usually self-evident, it is only mentioned in connection with Champagne which is normally made with a blend of red and white. When Champagne is blanc de blanc Chardonnay grapes are used.