Food

Bread roll

Breakfast

Breakfast: meaning, varieties, history and common practices

Breakfast is the first meal of the day. This article explains what breakfast is, its origins, common components and regional varieties, and notes about nutrition and cultural impor

Breakfast sausage

Brewing

Brewing: the production and science of beer

Brie

Brillat-Savarin cheese

Brillat-Savarin — French triple‑cream cheese

British cuisine

Broth

Broth — culinary liquid used as soup base and cooking stock

Brunello di Montalcino

Bubble tea

Bubble tea (Boba): Origins, Varieties, and Global Popularity

Bubblegum

Budweiser

Buffet

Buffet (self-service dining): overview, types, history and safety

A buffet is a self-service system where food is displayed for diners to choose and portion themselves. Common in hotels, events and restaurants, buffets vary by format and require

Bulgogi

Bun

Burger

Burger: Types, History, Ingredients, and Cultural Significance

Burrito

Bushel

Bushfood

Bushfood (bush tucker): traditional Australian native foods and their uses

Butter

Butter: composition, production, varieties, and culinary uses

Butter cake

Butter cake: ingredients, methods, history and uses

Butternut squash

Butterscotch

Cabbage

Café

Café: coffeehouse, culture, menu, history and regional variations

Cake

Calamari

Calamari: culinary uses, preparation, and cultural context

Calvados (drink)

Calvados — Normandy apple brandy

Camembert cheese

Candy

Candy (confectionery): overview, types, history, and health

Candy bar

Candy cane

Candy cane (traditional Christmas confection)

Cantaloupe

Canteen (place)

Canteen (place) — institutional food service and dining facility

Caramel

Caramel: composition, preparation, varieties and culinary uses

Caramel apple

Caramel apple (taffy apple) — coated autumn confection

Cardamom

Cardamom: varieties, botany, uses and cultural significance

Carrion

Casserole

Casserole: one‑dish baked meals, techniques, history and common varieties

Cassoulet

Cassoulet: Traditional Languedoc Bean and Meat Casserole

Castella

Castella (Kasutera): Japanese sponge cake with Portuguese roots

Cauldron

Cauliflower

Cauliflower: description, cultivation, uses and history

Caviar

Caviar: Sturgeon Roe, Production, Culinary Use, and Conservation

Cayenne pepper

Cayenne pepper: heat, uses, and culinary and medicinal roles

Celebrity chef

Celery

Cellophane