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billi bi
noun[ U ]
(alsobilli-bi)uk /ˈbɪl.i ˌbiː/ us /ˈbɪl.i ˌbiː//ˌbɪl.i ˈbiː/
a soup made with mussels (= small sea creatures that have a black shell with two parts), cream, and wine:
The name billi bi originated in the Paris restaurant Maxim’s, where it was the favourite of a customer named William B. Leeds.
Billi-bi is a soup made with mussels steamed in white wine, strained, and thickened with cream and egg yolks.
On the menu, diners find classics such as billi bi soup - consisting of mussels, cream, and wine.
Disappointingly, there was Pernod in the billi bi instead of the usual white wine.
The cream of mussel soup, now known as "billi bi", was first developed in Brittany, where for centuries the residents have harvested big mussels from the sea.
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