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bonne nuit

/bon NWEE/
[French]

Good night

Bonnes-Mares

/bohn mahr/
[French]

A red Burgundy wine which ages well, one of the grand crus vineyards of the Côtes-de-Nuits vintages, from an 11-hectare region in the communes of Chambolle-Musigny and Moray-Saint-Denis. (AOC).

bonne-sœur

[French]

Piddock. A large shellfish.

bonnet-turc

/boh-neh toork/
[French]

A variety of pumpkin

bonnet vert

[French] plural bonnets verts

Greencracked brittlegill. A variety of wild mushroom which, as its name implies, is a sort of olive green with darker green markings and with creamy brittle gills. Most brittlegills resemble other ones that are inedible and some will cause gastric problems. You can normally detect what type it is by the flavour. A tiny tasting will immediately reveal whether or not it is edible, but it is worth spitting it out immediately if you detect a bitter taste.

Bonneville

[French]

A slab-shaped cheese from Normandy with a firm paste and yellow rind. It is a farmhouse or dairy cheese from Auge, similar to Pont l'Évêque, with a spicy tang.

Bonnezeaux

/boh-nuh-zoh/
[French]

Bonnezeaux is smooth, sweet white wine produced in Anjou from Chenin Blanc (or Pineau de la Loire) grapes on the steep hillside on the right bank of the Layon near Thouarce, within the Coteaux du Layon. This aromatic Coteaux-du-Layon ages extremely well. (AOC).

bontemps

/bohn-tahn/
[French]

The name given to a small wooden bowl used in the Bordeaux region for the specific purpose of beating the egg whites which are added to wine for fining.

Bonvalet

/bo'-vah-leh/
[French]

A cream cake made with almonds, with kirsch and Chantilly cream.

borchtch

[French]

Beetroot soup with soured cream (US: cultured sour cream).