A spirit made from bilberries in Alsace. Airelle is more commonly the name for the berries from which the spirit is made.
Bearberry. A small, hard, red berry, rather similar to the cranberry, with a waxy coating and very tart flavour. It is produced on low growing vines in bogs in the north of North America and is used extensively in sauces with poultry.
Bog billbery. These berries look rather like blueberries but are not as nice.
A thick disc of semisoft cheese made with cow's milk. The rind ia washed with eau-de-vie and brine and the cheese then being buried in ashes of vines for a month. It is made in dairies in Montbard, north west of Dijon in Burgundy. This cheese is eaten all year round and is made with raw, whole milk, having 45-50% fat (dry). The curds are uncooked and unpressed. It may be found in the following dimensions:10 cm ( 4") diameter x 3 cm (1" ) deep, weighing 200-450 g kg (7 oz - 1 lb). Affinage is usually 1 month. It has a strong flavour.
