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B is for Bacon

Bacon is made from the meat of a pig. It is cured and smoked, and then sliced into thin strips. The part of the pig the bacon is taken from depends on what part of the world the bacon is made in. In America, the belly is used, and in Australia and the UK the back is used.
Bacon is most often eaten with eggs for breakfast.

B is for Bake

Baking is a way of cooking food with dry heat, usually inside an oven. Baking is very similar to roasting, but generally bread and cakes are baked and meat and vegetables are roasted.

B is for Banquet

A banquet is a very large formal dinner, usually with several courses, that is served to a large number of people at once. A less formal large dinner for many people is called a feast.

B is for Basil

Basil is a herb that is often used in Italian or Thai food. Sweet basil is used in Italian food and Thai basil is used in Asian food. Basil has a sweet, strong smell.
Basil likes to grow in hot, dry conditions and does not tolerate frost at all. Basil stops producing the oil that gives it its flavour once it starts to flower, so you should pick off the flowers as they develop. You can leave one or two stems to flower without affecting the rest of the plant, so you have some seeds for next year.

B is for Baste

Basting is a way of keeping meat moist while it is being cooked slowly, such as when it is being baked. You baste something when you pour a little liquid over it while it is cooking. Meat is usually basted with its own juices from the bottom of the pan, or with marinade.

B is for Batter

Batter is a mixture of ingredients like eggs, flour, milk and sugar mixed together into a thick liquid. Batter is how you would describe cake, cookies, and breakfast foods like muffins and crepes before they are cooked. Batter can be used to as a coating on things like fried chicken.

B is for Bay laurel

Bay leaves are dried leaves from the bay laurel tree. Bay leaves are used to flavour soups and stews. The flavour of the leaves gets stronger when they are dried.
The bay laurel itself can grow into a large tree, but is usually kept in a container and clipped into shapes by topiary. Bay trees like a frost-free area.

B is for Beef

Beef is meat from cattle that have been raised especially to be killed for food.

B is for Beer

Beer is the oldest alcoholic drink and the third most popular drink after water and tea. It is made from fermented grain, the most common being malted barley. Beer is usually flavoured with hops.

B is for Biscuit

In some countries, a biscuit is another word for cookie.
And in some countries, it is another word for a scone.

B is for Blanch

Blanching is a way of preparing food by briefly immersing food in boiling water.

B is for Booze

Booze is a slang term for any alcoholic drink, particularly whiskey.

B is for Bourbon

Bourbon is a kind of whiskey made in the United States, usually from corn.

B is for Braise

Braising is a method of cooking that involves quickly frying and then slowly stewing food.

B is for Brandy

Brandy is a spirit made by distilling wine. Brandy is usually 35-60% alcohol.

B is for Bread

Bread is a kind of food that is baked in the oven. Bread is usually sold sliced, and you use the slices of bread to make sandwiches.

B is for Breakfast

Breakfast is the first meal of the day. You can have all sorts of different things for breakfast. Many people have cereal with milk or toast with jam or honey. Some people prefer a cooked breakfast with bacon and eggs. Other people might like waffles or pancakes.
And some people like a breakfast with almost everything, like in the picture.

B is for Brew

Brew means to steep, stew or ferment something, usually a drink. Beer is brewed using fermented yeast and malt.

B is for Broil

Broil means to cook food under intense heat.

B is for Broth

A broth is a very thin kind of soup. Broths are very similar to stocks, but traditionally a stock has all the meat and vegetables removed, while a broth still has some left.