Cuisine Glossary
Cuisine Glossary
98 cooking and restaurant vocabulary terms
- à la bourgeoise
- en: with vegetables
- à la provençale
- en: provençal-style
- à point
- en: medium rare (meat)
- aioli
- en: a garlic-flavoured mayonnaise
- aligot
- en: mashed potatoes combined with cheese
- amandine
- en: made/garnished with almonds
- au four
- en: in the oven
- aux quatre saveurs
- en: four-flavoured
- bavarois
- en: creamy, set pudding
- beurre blanc
- en: white butter sauce
- beurre noisette
- en: brown butter
- bien cuit
- en: well done (meat)
- bouillabaisse
- en: a fish stew from Marseille
- bouillon
- en: broth/stock
- bouquet garni
- dried herbs tied together to flavour soups or stews
- en: herb bouquet
- braisé
- en: braised
- brochettes
- en: skewers
- cabillaud
- en: codfish
- caille
- en: quail
- carrottes râpées
- en: shredded/grated carrots
- cassoulet
- en: a stew containing white beans, sausages and meats
- cèpes
- en: wild porcini mushrooms
- chapelux
- en: browned bread crumbs
- clafoutis aux cerises
- flan-like tart with cherries
- en: cherry batter pudding
- consommé
- en: clarified stock
- coq au vin
- en: a traditional chicken stew cooked in white wine
- coulis
- en: sauce made from pureed fruits or vegetables
- crème anglaise
- en: a thin egg custard
- crevette
- en: shrimp
- cru
- en: raw
- cuit
- en: medium well (meat)
- demi anglaise
- en: medium (meat)
- des harmonies d'aliments et de vins
- en: food and wine pairings
- des vins au verre
- en: wines by the glass
- dinde
- en: turkey
- duxelles
- en: finely chopped raw mushrooms
- écrasé de pomme de terre
- en: crushed/mashed potatoes
- en manteau d'herbes
- en: herb-crusted/with a herb crust
- entrecôte
- en: sirloin/rib steak
- épicé
- en: spiced/spicy
- farci à
- en: stuffed with
- flambé
- en: set on fire
- flétan
- en: halibut
- fondue bourguignonne
- en: meat fondue
- fricassé
- en: a meat stew with a white sauce
- frit
- en: fried
- fruits de mer
- en: seafood
- fumé
- en: smoked
- garni de
- en: garnished with
- gingembre
- en: ginger
- gratiner/au gratin
- en: breadcrumbs, butter and cheese broiled on top
- grillé au charbon
- en: chargrilled
- homards femelles
- en: female lobsters
- huitres
- en: oysters
- île flottant
- en: meringue floating on crème anglaise
- jambon cru
- en: cured ham
- jus lié
- en: thickened gravy
- jus/jus de viande
- en: juices/sauces formed from cooking
- la hampe de boeuf
- en: beef skirt
- le petit pain mollet
- en: a white soft bread roll
- les hôtes
- en: guests
- les plats en cocotte
- en: casseroles
- macédoine
- en: small diced vegetables
- macédoine de fruits
- en: fruit salad
- magret de canard
- en: duck breast filet
- mijoté (au wok)
- en: cooked (in a wok)
- mirepoix
- en: a mixture of braising vegetables (usually onion, carrots, celery)
- museau de porc
- en: pig's snout
- navarin d'agneau
- en: lamb stew
- navet
- en: turnip
- paner
- en: coated with breadcrumbs before frying
- papillote
- en: parchment paper used to cook meat or fish in
- plats à emporter
- en: takeaway/to go dishes
- poêlé
- en: pan-seared
- poivre de moulin
- en: ground pepper
- pommes allumettes
- en: matchstick potatoes/fries
- poulpe
- en: octopus
- raclette
- en: a type of cheese typically melted on potatoes
- rafraîchir
- en: to chill/to cool
- ragoût
- en: a stew
- rôti
- en: roasted
- rouille
- en: garlic and oil emulsion
- sabayon
- en: sweet sauce or dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and wine
- saignant
- rare (meat)
- service compris
- en: service included
- sous vide
- en: cooking technique in which food is placed in a plastic pouch/bag and cooked in a water bath
- surgelé
- en: frozen
- tartare
- raw fish or meat, served cold
- en: tartar
- tartiflette
- en: dish with potatoes, lardons, onions and reblechon cheese
- terrine
- en: paste made from ground meats and organ meats
- tête de veau
- en: calf's head
- topinambour
- en: Jerusalem artichoke
- truffé
- en: marinated
- une bisque
- en: smooth, creamy soup
- une gelée
- en: a jelly
- veau
- en: veal
- velouté
- en: sauce made from butter, flour, cream and stock
- volaille
- en: poultry