Key Words Flashcards
Macédoine
Maw-su-dwan
a mixture of vegetables, or fruit, or both, cut or chopped up, and served raw or cooked, cold or hot. Size vary
Small dice
Smallest of all 1/4 inch thick all way round
Julienne
Jū-lēē-en
Julienne, allumette, or french cut, is cut into long thin strips, similar to matchsticks.(strips)
Medium dice
1/2 inch thick all way round
Chiffonade
Shiff-Un-aid
mainly used for vegetable leaves and fresh herbs, in particular, basil. The leaves are stacked, rolled, and then sliced perpendicularly, creating thin strips.
Batonnet
Bat-ō-nay
rectangular stick that measures 1/2 inch × 1/2 inch × 2 1/2 to 3 inches.
Fine julienne
is cut into long thin strips, similar to matchstick slices
Brunoise
bro͞onˈwäz
first julienned and then turned a quarter turn and diced again.
Large dice
3/4 inch thick all way round
Mince
Almost hand puréed smaller than diced
Baton
Bat-on
Cubes of a batonnet
Paysanne
Pay-San
very thin and cut in the form of the vegetable. sliced
Cubes of a batonnet
Baton
Tournée
Tor-nēē
into oblong, seven-sided football-like shapes.
a mixture of vegetables, or fruit, or both, cut or chopped up, and served raw or cooked, cold or hot. Size vary
Macédoine
Maw-su-dwan