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Buchta is the singular form of Buchty which is one of the popular sweet baked goods from the Czech Republic which described as small, roughly rectangular yeast buns with a filling of jam or preserves.

Bábovka refers to one of the popular sweets from Czech Republic which is a semi-sweet cake made of yeast dough and baked in a fluted tube pan. Bábovka is also Slovakia's pound cake which is also baked into a tube pan.

Bote llón de Agua refers to the Dominicanese's large, 5 gallon blue jug of water that holds clean drinking water.

Blaff refers to one of the culinary specialties of French Guiana that refers to a court bouillon that gets its flavor from onions, garlic, celery, and basil.

Bortsh refers to Finnish beetroot soup made of beetroot, cabbage, onions and carrots sliced thinly with just a hint of vinegar and served hot with sour cream. Bortsh is a dish from the eastern part of Finland called Carelia, with some influences from Russia. Finnish cuisine is a mixture between Scandinavia and Russian cuisines, hence this beetsoup called Bortsh came about as a culinary tradition from Russia.

Barbancourt refers to a Haiti's rum and one of the national drinks that ismade by a branch of Haiti’s oldest family of rum and brandy distillers.