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Culinary Vocabulary

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show To add lemon juice or vinegar to fruits, vegetable & fish to prevent oxidation.  
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show To refine the cutting edge of a knife blade using a fine grit stone.  
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Aiguiser (AY ghee zay)   show
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show (Lit: matches) Very thing French fries: Pommes allumettes.  
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Anglaise (on GLEZ)   show
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Aplatir (AH plah teer)   show
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show (Lit: little stick) Cut vegrtables into sticks.  
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Beurre Noisette (BURR shah mel)   show
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show White sauce made from milk & a white roux. One of the basic sauces of classic cuisine, named after Louis XIV's Maiter d' Hotel, Marquis de Béchamel.  
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Blanchir (BLON sheer)   show
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show To slice a vegetable into the shape of a cylinder or a cork.  
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Bouquet Garni (Boo kay GAR nee)   show
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show To tie a bird into a compact shape to ensure even cooking.  
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Brunoise (BROON wahz)   show
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Château (SHAH toe)   show
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Cheveux (SHUH voy)   show
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Ciseler (SEE zuh lay)   show
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Concasser (KON kah say)   show
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Déglacer (DAYglah say)   show
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Demilune (Duh mee loon)   show
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show Cubes; small regular squares.  
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Écumer (AY mon day)   show
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show To cut into thin slices.  
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show The chef de partie responsible for preparing fried foods.  
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show Basic stock made from fish & used to make sauces.  
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show Sharpening steel; long, rounded, metal rod used to maintain the cutting edge of a knife.  
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Garniture (GAR nee toor)   show
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Hacher (AH shay)   show
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show Cut into very fine strips (e.g. vegetables).  
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Liaison (Lee ay zon)   show
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Macédoine (may SAY dawn)   show
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show A long rectangular kitchen tool made of stainless steel with two blades, one straight, the other wavy. The mandolin is used to slice vegetables very finely & to make gaufrettes.  
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Mirepoix (MEER Pwah)   show
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show Means everything in its place, advanced preparation.  
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show To cover food, savory or sweet with a light layer of sauce, aspic or jelly.  
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show To strain; generally using a stainer or China cap sieve.  
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show (Lit: peanut, rustic) A cut used as an aromatic garnish.Vegetables are cut into thin triangular or square shapes.  
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Pincer (PAN say)   show
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show To cook large pieces of meat in a covered cocotte over a garniture aromatique that has been sweat in butter.  
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show (Lit: apples of the earth) Potatoes.  
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Pont neuf (PON nuff)   show
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show (Lit: four spices) A mixture of ground spices made up of pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg & cloves. Often used to flavor meat stuffings.  
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Rafraîchir (RAH fray sheer)   show
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show A cooked mixture of equal parts by weight of fat & flour.  
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show The method of cutting layered or hollow vegetables (onions, peppers) into rings.  
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show To sautè; to cook with browning over high heat, stirring often in order to prevent sticking.  
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Singer (SAN jay)   show
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Suer (SOO ay)   show
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show (Lit: velvely) A thickened sauce/soup made from white stock & a roux.  
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show To remove the skin of a certain fruits or vegetables (peaches, tomatoes) by plunging into boiling water; cooling them in an ice bath and pulling off loosened skin.  
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