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Antipasto Albumen
Italian for snacks served as first course of meal – an Primary protein found in egg whites
assortment of cold appetizer
Allemande \ah-lah-mahnd\
Aspic Sauce made by adding lemon juice and liason to
A clear jelly typically made of stocks and gelatin and velouté made from veal stock.
used as a glaze or garnish or to make a mold of meat,
fish, or vegetable. Au gratin \ö- grä-t-n\
Food cooked with a browned or crusted top, often
Aubergine \ ö-bar-zhën\ made with bread crumbs, cheese and/ or sauce
French for Eggplant topping and cooked under a salamander/ broiler.
Baste Cantelope
To moisten food using their natural juices periodically Italian for Rock melon
during cooking.
Carpaccio \kär-pä-ch(ē-)ō\
Blanching Italian for “thin shavings”. Very thin slices of raw beef
To briefly submerge in simmering water, boiling water, or fish.
or fat to assist in preparation of foods. Example:
Tomato concassee. Ceviche
Raw seafood marinated or “cooked” in a citrus
Bouquet Garni \-gar – në\ mixture.
Fresh herbs and vegetable tied into a bundle and used
to flavor sauces, soups, stocks, stews. Chiffonade \shi-fe- nãd\
Leafy vegetables or herbs cut into fine shreds; often
Bulgogi used as a garnish.
A popular Korean beef dish. It is made from thinly
sliced marinated steak that is cut into thin strips before Chorizo
cooking. A spicy, coarse textured pork sausage.
Degrease Fillet
To remove fat from the surface of a liquid such as a Removing the side of the fish intact while removing all
stock or sauce by skimming the surface. bones.
Degustation Fattoush
A salad made from moistened toasted bread, This is your basic Greek salad, familiar to many
cucumbers, tomatoes, mint, and other ingredients. Horiatiki means village -style.
Polenta Sommelier
A mush made from cornmeal. It can be eaten hot or A French term used to describe the wine steward in a
allowed to cool and set. It is then sliced. restaurant
Silverskin
Tough connective tissue that surrounds certain
muscles.
Staling
Change in moisture within starch that causes products
to turn firm, drier and more crumbly.
Steep
Soaking food in a hot liquid in order to extract flavor or
remove impurities.
Sweat
To cook food in a pan usually covered, without
browning over low heat to encourage flavors to be
extracted from vegetable and spices.
Tempering