"Mary's bath." Bain-Marie. A water bath - a container of warm water in which smaller pot(s) rest to provide slow, even cooking, protecting the extremities from over colouring. Ideal for sauces and custards or for keeping food hot. Au bain-Marie refers to food which has been so cooked. This is apparently named after Moses' sister, Mary, who was a chemist or after the Virgin Mary.
Barbecued. In Mexico this refers to meat and vegetables cooked in a barbecue pit often over a fire of agave or banana leaves, flavoured with achiote sauce. The result can be served with red or green sauces. It can also refer to beef marinated and braised with chillis. Sometimes also means breakfast.
Greater forkbeard. A greyish or brownish fish of the cod family with reddish fins, from Spanish waters. It is usually fried, but this must be done quickly as it does not keep well.
