Friday, October 13, 2023

French Menu words translated A to Z from anglaise to zeste





A anglaise English, au gratin with cheese
B baguette, 


blanc white, bleu blue as in blue cheese, brut dry wine, brie soft white chees


C canard duck, casserole type of large saucepan, mixed meat and vegetables cooked for a long time in a large pot on the stove top, champignon mushroom, Champagne sparkling wine from the Champagne region, coq cock (male chicken), coq au vin chicken in wine, croissant crescent shaped puff pastry, creme brulee burned cream, a thick cream usually yellow with a brown sold sugar top like a toffee apple coating, cru raw, uncooked, Bûche de Noël (yule log
D doux soft
E escargots snails, estaminet small cafe selling glasses of wine
F fruit fruit, fruits de mer seafood
G grappe grape, gratin cheese, 



H haricots long green beans, herbes herbs
I Ile flottante floating islands of meringue in sauce
J jus sauce
K kaki persimmon
L lait milk
M Maroc Morocco, mille feuille literally a thousand leaves, flaky pastry with cream layers and iced top, moutarde mustard
N noir black nouvelle cuisine literally new cuisine, small and sometimes healthy portions, pretty presented, noix nut/walnut
O origine origin ie country of origin
P pain bread, pain perdu bread lost, egg lost by being poured on top of bread before or during cooking or hidden in a hollow, poulet chicken, puree liquidized, piment pimento, poulet chicken

Q quiche savoury tart with egg and milk/cream filling, sometimes with bacon or meats or vegetables as in 


Quiche Lorraine from that region
R rouge red
S salade salad, sec sweet, sel salt, sorbet water ice, souffle whipped up mousse, usually cooked
T tablier apron
U ugni blanc white grape used in Cognac which is a brandy from the region of Cognac
V vanille vanille, veau veal, vin wine, vin de table table wine not an exceptional vintage, vert green plural verts as in haricots verts, vol au vent, pasty case, large or small, with filling
W Waterzooi casserole in Belgium and N France, casserole with chicken or fish and vegetables in an egg yolk and cream sauce
X (none)
Y yaourt yogurt
Z zeste de citron lemon zest

Useful Websites

https://travelwithangelalansbury.blogspot.com/2017/07/a-french-menu-translated-from-don.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_cuisine

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_French_dishes

https://www.cellartours.com/blog/france/french-z-food-dictionary

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