Gourmet Food Glossary
Definitions of common and not-so-common culinary terms.
Brioche
Brioche is a rich yeast dough containing large amounts of eggs and butter.
Brioche is a rich yeast dough containing large amounts of eggs and butter.
Gourmet
Gourmet refers to: 1. Someone who is a connoiseur of good food and drink. 2. Gourmet food is of the highest quality and flavor, prepared well and presented in an artful manner. 3. A gourmet restaurant is one considered to serve the highest quality food.
Gourmet refers to: 1. Someone who is a connoiseur of good food and drink. 2. Gourmet food is of the highest quality and flavor, prepared well and presented in an artful manner. 3. A gourmet restaurant is one considered to serve the highest quality food.
Sauté
Sauté defined: To cook something quickly over direct heat with a small amount of oil.
Sauté defined: To cook something quickly over direct heat with a small amount of oil.
Beurre Noisette
Beurre Noisette - French term for "brown butter" or literally "hazelnut butter". Butter is cooked in a pan until it turns a golden brown. The resulting butter has a nutty flavor.
Beurre Noisette - French term for "brown butter" or literally "hazelnut butter". Butter is cooked in a pan until it turns a golden brown. The resulting butter has a nutty flavor.
Clafouti
Clafouti - Clafouti is a traditional French dessert from the Limousin region. It is made by covering a layer of fruit in a dish with a batter and then baking. The finished dessert may be either cake- or pudding-like. Served hot. Cherries are the traditional fruit of choice, but any other may be used.
Clafouti - Clafouti is a traditional French dessert from the Limousin region. It is made by covering a layer of fruit in a dish with a batter and then baking. The finished dessert may be either cake- or pudding-like. Served hot. Cherries are the traditional fruit of choice, but any other may be used.
Chanterelle
Chanterelle - A trumpet shaped mushroom that ranges in color from yellow to orange. They have a delicate, nutty taste and chewy texture. A native of Europe, chanterelles are also found growing wild in the Pacific Northwest and on the East Coast.
Chanterelle - A trumpet shaped mushroom that ranges in color from yellow to orange. They have a delicate, nutty taste and chewy texture. A native of Europe, chanterelles are also found growing wild in the Pacific Northwest and on the East Coast.