Billi Bi

or bil·li-bi

[ bil-ee bee, bee ]

noun

1. a rich soup of mussels, cream, shallots, and white wine.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Billi Bi¹

< French, perhaps < English Billy B., of uncertain identity

Example Sentences

Silky billi bi mussel soup is a nod to the dish served at the original Le Pavillon from decades ago.

From New York Times

And so there are recipes for chicken tarragon and ziti salad, for angel food cake and billi bi.

From New York Times

You could make billi bi, the outrageous mussel soup, and use the leftovers to pour over a bowl of al dente spaghetti the next night, a move we learned from the dapper newsman Bill Schmidt.

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