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Bouyon refers to pumpkin soup that is usually eaten in Haiti on New Year's day.

Bamieh refer to Iranian's special crispy fried sweets made from a yogurt batter and soaked in syrup which looks a bit like okra pods hence it is called as such. Bahmieh is served during the Ramadan, when the people are already allowed to eat after fasting. Bamieh is a Persian dessert that look like mini or small Churros, but are nutty tasting and slightly heavier. Also soaked in a sugar syrup or honey. Churros is from Spain.

Batata Yakhni refers to a typical Yemeni meal that includes rice, and broiled chicken, potatoes, tomatoes and cabbage cooked into a stew.

Bánh Khoai Môn refers to a Vietnamese cake made from grated Taro, sugar, coconut milk, and a small amount of salt. Bánh Khoai Mì is basically a similar cake, but is made from grated cassava instead of taro.

Boggems refer to small, whole mullet that are salted and dried. Boggems a bit tough to just chew on, but they can be reconstituted and cooked into something like the Portuguese Bacalhau, which makes them far more palatable. It needs an acquired taste, before Boggems taste can be appreciated. Mullet is also called "harder" in South Africa.

Bing Cherry refers to a variety of cherry; a large heart-shaped cherry that is juicy and sweet in flavor and dark blackish-red in color.

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