A large, sweet, russeted variety of eating apple with red blush found by M Parmentier in Belgium in 1830 and now found throughout the north of Europe. This late-season variety is harvested from mid-October in South-East England and is at is best from December to March.

A garnish of potatoes with bone marrow, spinach and artichokes.

Bamboo shoots

"Nun." A pear, poached and cooled, with chocolate cream. It is also a type of shellfish.

Piddock. A large shellfish that burrows in rockpools. It is also a type of pear dessert.

To mix. To stir.

Black bryony. A perennial herb. The red berries are poisonous and tubers are poisonous.

Shark