French Culinary Terminology Flashcards

Kitchen Terms

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1
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In the English way

Pre

A

a la Anglaise

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2
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Cooked on a spit

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a la broche

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3
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From the menu

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a la carte

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4
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In the French way

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a la Francaise

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5
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Cooked to order

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a la minute

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6
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In the style of

A

a la

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7
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A preparation of one or more ingredients mixed prior to making certain dishes

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Appareil

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8
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An assortment

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Assorti

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9
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Meat- Very underdone
Fish- Specific garnish

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Au Bleu

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10
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Slightly coloured

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Blond

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11
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Scrambled

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Brouille

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12
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Brown

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Brun

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13
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Hot

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Chaud

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14
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Clear

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Clair

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15
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Studded, Onion studded with Cloves and Bay Leaf

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Cloute

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16
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Cut/Ice Cream garnish

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Coupe

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17
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Cooked

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Cuit

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18
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To do with cooking

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Culinaire

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19
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A type of mould

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Dariole

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20
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To bone out

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Desosser

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21
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Golden

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Dore

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22
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Of the day

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Du jour

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23
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Brown Sauce

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Espagnole

24
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Brown Stock

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Estouffade

25
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Stuffed

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Farci

26
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Flamed

A

Flambe

27
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Melted

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Fondu

28
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Chilled

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Frappe

29
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Curled

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Frise

30
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Smoked

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Fume

31
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Iced

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Glace

32
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Grilled

A

Grille

33
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Preliminary dishes of an appetizing nature, served cold/hot

A

Hors d’oeuvre

34
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Medium Dice cut

A

Jardiniere

35
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Fine Strips cut

A

Julienne

36
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Thin slice of meat

Abrev

A

L’escalope

37
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A border, sometimes of rice/potatoes

XX

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La bordure

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39
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A roasting spit

XX

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La broche

40
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Skewer

XX

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La brochette

41
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  • Menu of the day
  • Bill of the day
  • Fare of the day

XX

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La carte du jour

42
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A fireproof dish with a lid

XX

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La casserole

43
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Name given to various sweet dishes hot/cold with a base of biscuits/sponge

XX

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La Charlotte

44
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A creamed veloute/demi glace with gelatine/aspic added, used for masking cold dishes

XX

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La chaud-froid

45
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A bell shaped cover, used for silver service

XX

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La cloche

46
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Porcelain fireproof dish

XX

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La cocotte

47
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Cooked foods moulded into a cylinder shape, covered in breadcrumbs and deep fried

XX

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La croquette

48
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The Kitchen, Art of Cooking

XX

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La cuisine

49
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Stuffing

XX

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La farce

50
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The trimmings on the dish

XX

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La garniture

51
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High Class Cooking

XX

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La Haute Cuisine

52
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Master

XX

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La maitre

53
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A richly spiced liquid for enriching the flavour and tenderness of meats before brasing

XX

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La marinade

54
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A hot/cold dish of light consistency, sweet/savoury

XX

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La mousse

55
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  1. Hazelnut
  2. Small round potatoes cut with a scoop
  3. as for noisette butter
  4. A cut from the Loin of Lamb

XX

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La noisette

56
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  1. Nut
  2. Veal cushion piece from leg

XX

A

La noix