Food Slang and Shorteners
Thought I'd list some of the words and abbreviations that I am likely to use in my blogging.
Fancy Words
Escluent - Suitable for eating; edible
Graminivirous - grass fed, as in as in the real "organic" farm animals
Macaronic - nothing to do with pasta, but thought I'd add it - mixed , jumbled as in speech , text, language
Maderized - oxidized smell and taste, as in marsala and Madeira wines
Nectarous - sweet as in nectar, fit for the godsPétillant - Effervescent
Piquant - spicy, but in a somewhat balanced way
Mick's Abbreviations
EVOO - Extra Virgin Olive Oil (a Rachel Ray-ism , that some consider an annoyance)
Techniques
Al dente - it's how you want your pasta to be cooked, just undercooked
Braise, Braised - cook something in its own juices, in a sealed pan
Julienne, Julienned - slice a veggie into thin sticks, looks really pretty !
Mise en place - the "ritual of organizing tools, and ingredients before cooking". Think of Mise en Scene from theater.
Sauté , Sautéed, cook quickly in butter or oil over direct heat
Salute! - Cheers and to health. Italian as you all might have figured out by now.
Fancy Words
Dulcet - sweet as honey
Graminivirous - grass fed, as in as in the real "organic" farm animals
Macaronic - nothing to do with pasta, but thought I'd add it - mixed , jumbled as in speech , text, language
Maderized - oxidized smell and taste, as in marsala and Madeira wines
Nectarous - sweet as in nectar, fit for the godsPétillant - Effervescent
Piquant - spicy, but in a somewhat balanced way
Mick's Abbreviations
EVOO - Extra Virgin Olive Oil (a Rachel Ray-ism , that some consider an annoyance)
Techniques
Al dente - it's how you want your pasta to be cooked, just undercooked
Braise, Braised - cook something in its own juices, in a sealed pan
Julienne, Julienned - slice a veggie into thin sticks, looks really pretty !
Mise en place - the "ritual of organizing tools, and ingredients before cooking". Think of Mise en Scene from theater.
Sauté , Sautéed, cook quickly in butter or oil over direct heat
Salute! - Cheers and to health. Italian as you all might have figured out by now.
