Glossary B
Bocconcini is the Italian term for bite-sized morsels, as in stews or fried tidbits of meat or cheese. The term applies to small rounds of fresh mozzarella, and even veal rolled with
Bocconcini alla selvaggina is the Italian term for "game bites", referring to bite size pieces of game meats or meats from wild animals (used as food) cooked and served as an antipasto, like pheasant
Bocconcini di daino refers to a cured meat from Umbria, Italy made of buck meat. It is a mildly, gamy, tiny sausages made from the meat of Daino (fallow deer).
Bocconcini di Daino
Bocconcini di Daino
Bocconotto refers to kind of Italian puff pastry stuffed or filled with chicken liver, sweetbreads and truffles.
Bodag refers to Hungarian Gypsy Bread. Gypsy Bread is also known in Hungary as Cigánykenyér which is a simple bread popular among the Hungarians of Roma/Gypsy origin.
Bodag or Cigánykenyér is made only of flour, baking powder/soda, salt and water. To make this bread:
Knead the flour, baking powder or baking soda, salt and water into a medium hard dough. Flatten it so it is two to three centimeters thick. Bake in a hot oven for 40 to 45 minutes.
Bodag or Cigánykenyér can be served and eaten with various Hungarian dishes, such as Zsír, Lecsó or Pörkölt.