Lebanon
Balilah
بليلة
Whole chickpeas warmed in their cooking liquid and dressed with garlic, lemon, cumin and olive oil, eaten with a spoon.
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Bali, Indonesia
Balinese Mix
Lawar
Balinese minced meat, coconut, and vegetables with rich spices and base genep blend.
Bali, Indonesia
Balinese Raw Sambal
Sambal Matah
Balinese raw chili salsa with shallots, lemongrass, and coconut oil, fresh and aromatic.
Bali, Indonesia
Balinese Roast Pig
Babi Guling
Balinese roast suckling pig stuffed with bumbu Bali spices and roasted over spit fire.
Bali, Indonesia
Balinese Satay
Sate Lilit
Balinese satay with minced fish, chicken, or pork mixed with coconut and spices, wrapped around lemongrass.
Belgium
Ballekes
Ballekes are small Belgian meatballs simmered in a bright tomato sauce with onion and herbs.
Albania
Ballokume
Traditional butter cookies from Elbasan made with corn flour, butter, sugar, and eggs, traditionally prepared for Dita e Veres (Summer Day) on March 14, dense crumbly texture with golden color, festive.
Syria
Ballourieh
بلورية
Fine shredded kadaif pastry pressed flat around a thick pistachio layer, baked pale and soaked in syrup.
Australia
Balmain Bug
Slipper Lobster
Slipper lobsters sold as 'bugs' in Australian seafood — Balmain bugs (Ibacus) in the southeast and Moreton Bay bugs (Thenus) in northern waters: flat-bodied crustaceans with sweet, delicate tail meat, popular at Christmas.
Scotland, United Kingdom
Balmoral chicken
Balmoral chicken is chicken breast stuffed with haggis, wrapped in bacon, and baked or grilled.
Balochistan, Pakistan
Balochi Namkeen Gosht
نمکین گوشت
Balochi salt-mutton: lamb slow-roasted or simmered with little more than salt, served with rice or bread.
Balochistan, Pakistan
Balochi Pulao
بلوچی پلاؤ
A Balochi rice dish cooked with lamb, raisins and whole spices, often in a sealed pot.
Syria
Balouza
بلوزة
A Syrian milk pudding thickened with rice starch, perfumed with orange blossom and served cold in small bowls.
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Balti
A fast-cooked curry made and served in a pressed steel bowl, eaten with a table-sized naan rather than rice.
Estonia
Baltic Porter
Baltijos porteris
A strong, dark, cold-fermented beer style unique to the Baltic region, with rich malt, dried fruit, and chocolate notes.
United States
Baltimore-Style Hot Dog
A Baltimore take on the hot dog topped with mustard and a generous heap of fresh onion relish.
Turkmenistan
Balyk Shara
Balyk şara
Caspian fish is lightly floured, fried until crisp, and served hot with flatbread and a sharp accompaniment.
Istanbul, Turkey
Balık Ekmek
Istanbul's iconic fish sandwich made with a grilled mackerel fillet served in half a loaf of white bread with onions, pickled vegetables, lettuce, and a squeeze of lemon. Sold from small motorboats moored at the Galata Bridge in Eminönü, it is one of the city's most recognizable street foods.
Montenegro
Balšića Tava
Veal cut into strips, fried, then baked under a batter of egg, kajmak and cheese until the top sets and browns.
Kerman, Iran
Bam Dates
خرمای بم
Mazafati dates from Bam in Kerman, dark, soft and wet, sold chilled because they do not keep at room temperature.
Israel
Bamba
במבה
Puffed corn snack coated in peanut butter, made since 1964 and eaten by essentially every Israeli child.
Tunisia
Bambalouni
بمبالوني
Ring of yeasted dough deep-fried to order and rolled in granulated sugar, sold from small windows and eaten immediately.
Sabah, Malaysia
Bambangan
Wild mango endemic to Borneo, fibrous and aromatic.
Burkina Faso
Bambara Nut Fritters
Beignets de pois de terre
Bambara groundnut (voandzou) fritters with salt and potash; a village-style beignet; the underground-ripening legume is pounded into paste and deep-fried.
Turks and Caicos Islands
Bambarra Rum
TCI's rum brand named after the Bambarra settlement on Middle Caicos; blended from Caribbean rums and bottled in Providenciales; range includes white, gold, aged, and flavoured rums (coconut, dark); a Turks and Caicos product.
Bavaria, Germany
Bamberger Zwiebeln
Bamberger Zwiebeln are large onions filled with minced pork and baked in a dark beer or stock sauce.
Timor-Leste
Bamboo Roasted Meat
Tukir
Marinated meat (typically deer or buffalo) slow-roasted in whole sections of large bamboo over coals; a traditional Timorese cooking method from the highlands; the bamboo imparts a distinctive flavour while keeping the meat tender; a dish for special occasions and communal gatherings.
China
Bamboo Shoot
笋
The young shoot of bamboo, dug before it breaks ground, peeled to an ivory core and blanched before cooking to remove bitterness.
Nagaland, India
Bamboo Shoot Pork
A Naga dish of pork simmered with fermented bamboo shoots.
Laos
Bamboo Shoot Stew
ແກງໜໍ່ໄມ້
Fresh bamboo shoots stewed with yanang leaf juice, mushroom, gourd and padaek into a thick green soup.
Indonesia
Bamboo Tube Cake
Putu Bambu
Steamed rice cake in bamboo tubes with palm sugar center, street snack
Río Muni Interior (Kie-Ntem / Wele-Nzas / Centro Sur), Equatorial Guinea
Bambucha
Fang signature stew of crushed cassava leaves simmered with palm kernel juice, palm oil, spices, chili, and often smoked fish or meat; the leaves are toxic when raw and must be thoroughly cooked.
Egypt
Bamia
بامية
A Egyptian okra stew with beef or lamb in tomato and garlic sauce, a daily and home classic
South Sudan
Bamia wa Lahm
Bamia
South Sudanese okra stew with meat in an onion-tomato base; okra pods simmered until the stew thickens to a silky consistency; goat or beef used; flavored with garlic and spices; served with asida or kisra; roots in Middle Eastern cooking.
Greece
Bamies
Μπάμιες
Greek okra stew of okra, tomatoes, onions, and olive oil, simmered until tender. A ladera classic, tangy and savory, served with bread and feta, a summer and island dish.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bamija
Okra stewed with lamb or beef and tomato, soured at the end with lemon or vinegar to stop the pods going slimy.