French food Flashcards
Citron pressé
Fresh lemonade
civet de lièvre
stewed hare
clafoutis
baked batter pudding with fruit
cochon de lait
suckling pig
cocktail de crevettes
shrimp cocktail
cœur
heart
coing
quince
colin
hake (fish)
compote
stewed fruit
comté
hard cheese from the Jura
concombre
cucumber
confit de canard
duck preserved in fat
confit d’oie
goose preserved in fat
confiture
jam
congre
conger eel
consommé
clear meat or chicken soup
coq au vin
chicken in red wine
coque
cockle
coquelet
cockerel
coquilles Saint-Jacques
scallops in cream sauce
côte de porc
pork chop
côtelette
chop
cotriade bretonne
fish soup from Brittany
coulommiers
rich, soft cheese
court-bouillon
stock
crabe
crab
crème
cream; creamy sauce or dessert; white (coffee)
crème à la vanille
vanilla custard
crème anglaise
custard
crème chantilly
whipped cream
crème d’asperges
cream of asparagus soup
crème de bolets
cream of mushroom soup
crème de volaille
cream of chicken soup
crème d’huîtres
cream of oyster soup
crème fouettée
whipped cream
crème pâtissière
rich, creamy custard
crème renversée
set custard
crème vichyssoise
cold leek and potato soup
crêpe
crêpe
crêpe à la crème de marron
crêpe with chestnut cream
crêpe à l’œuf
crêpe with fried egg
crêpe de froment
wheat crêpe
crêpes Suzette
crêpes flambéed with orange sauce
crépinette
small sausage patty wrapped in fat
cresson
cress
crevette grise
shrimp
crevette rose
shrimp
croque-madame
grilled cheese and ham sandwich with a fried egg
croque-monsieur
grilled cheese and ham sandwich
crottin de Chavignol
small goat’s cheese
crustacés
shellfish
cuisses de grenouille
frogs’ legs
dartois
pastry with jam
dégustation
wine-tasting
digestif
liqueur
dinde
turkey
filet de bœuf Rossini
fillet of beef with foie gras
filet de perche
perch fillet
fine
fine brandy
flageolets
kidney beans
flan
custard tart
foie de veau
veal liver
foie gras
goose or duck liver preserve
foies de volaille
chicken livers
fonds d’artichaut
artichoke hearts
fondue bourguignonne
meat fondue
fondue savoyarde
cheese fondue
fraise
strawberry
fraise des bois
wild strawberry
framboise
raspberry
frisée
curly lettuce
frit
deep-fried
frites
French fries
fromage
cheese
fromage blanc
cream cheese
fromage de chèvre
goat’s cheese
fruits de mer
seafood
eau minérale gazeuse
sparkling mineral water
eau minérale plate
still mineral water
échalote
shallot
écrevisse
freshwater crayfish
endive
chicory
en papillote
baked in foil or paper
entrecôte
rib steak
entrecôte au poivre
peppered rib steak
entrecôte maître d’hôtel
steak with butter and parsley
entrée
appetizer
entremets
dessert
épaule d’agneau farcie
stuffed shoulder of lamb
épinards en branches
leaf spinach
escalope de veau milanaise
veal escalope with tomato sauce
escalope panée
breaded escalope
escargot
snail
estouffade de bœuf
beef casserole
estragon
tarragon
faisan
pheasant
farci
stuffed
fenouil
fennel
filet
fillet
galette
round, flat cake or savory whole-wheat crêpe garni with potatoes and vegetables
gâteau
cake
gaufre
wafer; waffle
gelée
gelatin
Gewürztraminer
dry white wine from Alsace
gibier
game
gigot d’agneau
leg of lamb
girolle
chanterelle (mushroom)
glace
ice cream
goujon
gudgeon (fish)
gratin
dish baked with milk, cheese, and cream
gratin dauphinois
sliced potatoes baked in milk, cream, and cheese
gratinée
baked onion soup
grillé
grilled
grondin
gurnard (fish)
groseille rouge
red currant
hachis parmentier
shepherd’s pie
hareng mariné
marinated herring
haricots
beans
haricots blancs
haricot beans
haricots verts
green beans
homard
lobster
gratin dauphinois
sliced potatoes baked in milk, cream, and cheese
Example sentence: I ordered the gratin dauphinois as a side dish.
gratinée
baked
Additional information: This term is often used in French cuisine to refer to dishes that are baked until golden brown.
grilled
Example sentence: The restaurant offers a variety of grilled dishes.
gurnard
red
Example sentence: The gurnard fish has a distinctive red color.
hareng mariné
marinated herring
Example sentence: The salad was topped with slices of hareng mariné.
haricots
beans
Additional information: This term can refer to various types of beans used in cooking.
haricots blancs
haricot beans
Example sentence: The stew was made with haricots blancs.
haricots verts
green beans
Example sentence: The haricots verts were served as a side dish.
homard
lobster
Example sentence: The homard was cooked to perfection.
hors-d’œuvre
appetizer
Example sentence: The hors-d’œuvre selection included a variety of small dishes.
huître
oyster
Example sentence: The fresh huîtres were served with a mignonette sauce.
îles flottantes
“floating islands” (soft meringue on custard)
Example sentence: The îles flottantes dessert was light and fluffy.
infusion
herb tea
Example sentence: The infusion of chamomile and mint was soothing.
jambon
ham
Example sentence: The sandwich was filled with slices of jambon.
jambon de Bayonne
smoked and cured ham
Example sentence: The jambon de Bayonne had a rich flavor.
julienne
soup with chopped vegetables
Example sentence: The julienne soup was packed with colorful vegetables.
jus de fruits
fruit juice
Example sentence: The breakfast buffet offered a selection of jus de fruits.
jus de pomme
apple juice
Example sentence: The children enjoyed a glass of jus de pomme with their meal.
jus d’orange
orange juice
Example sentence: Freshly squeezed jus d’orange is a popular breakfast choice.
steamed
potatoes
porc
pork
potage
soup
potage bilibi
fish and oyster soup
potage Crécy
carrot and rice soup
potage cressonnière
watercress soup
potage Esaü
lentil soup
potage parmentier
leek and potato soup
potage printanier
vegetable soup
potage Saint-Germain
split pea soup
potage velouté
creamy soup
pot-au-feu
beef and vegetable stew
potée
vegetable and meat stew
Pouilly-Fuissé
dry white wine from Burgundy