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A blossary of French cuisine.

Category: Food

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Foie gras is a food product made of the liver of a duck or goose that has been specially fattened. By French law, foie gras is defined as the liver of a duck or goose fattened by force-feeding corn ...

Domain: Culinary arts; Category: Cooking

Escargot is a dish of cooked land snails, usually served as an appetizer in France and in French restaurants. The word escargot is also sometimes applied to the living snails of those species which ...

Domain: Culinary arts; Category: Cooking

An éclair is an oblong pastry made with choux dough filled with a cream and topped with icing. The dough, which is the same as that used for profiterole, is typically piped into an oblong shape with ...

Domain: Culinary arts; Category: Cooking

A crêpe or crepe is a type of very thin pancake, usually made from wheat flour (crêpes de Froment) or buckwheat flour (galettes). The word is of French origin, deriving from the Latin crispa, meaning ...

Domain: Culinary arts; Category: Cooking

Crème brûlée, also known as burnt cream, crema catalana, or Trinity cream, is a dessert consisting of a rich custard base topped with a contrasting layer of hard caramel. It is normally served at ...

Domain: Culinary arts; Category: Cooking

A croque-monsieur is a grilled ham and cheese sandwich. It originated in French cafés and bars as a quick snack. Typically, Emmental or Gruyère cheese is used. A croque-monsieur served with a fried ...

Domain: Culinary arts; Category: Cooking

Camembert is a soft, creamy, surface-ripened cow's milk cheese. It was first made in the late 18th century at Camembert, Normandy in northern France. The surface of each cheese is then sprayed with ...

Domain: Culinary arts; Category: Cooking

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