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Both the Dictionnaire de l'Académie française and the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) date the term back to the 12th century. The former gives the original meaning as a "culinary preparation consisting of minced meat or fish surrounded by dough and baked in the oven"; [1] the OED's definition is "a pie or pastry usually filled with finely minced meat, fish, vegetables, etc." [2] The French ...
A terrine (French pronunciation:), in traditional French cuisine, is a loaf of forcemeat or aspic, similar to a pâté, that is cooked in a covered pottery mold (also called a terrine) in a bain-marie.
The French word for a person who practices charcuterie is charcutier.The etymology of the word is the combination of chair and cuite, or cooked flesh.The Herbsts in Food Lover's Companion say, "it refers to the products, particularly (but not limited to) pork specialties such as pâtés, rillettes, galantines, crépinettes, etc., which are made and sold in a delicatessen-style shop, also ...
Head cheese, Elizabeth's restaurant, New Orleans. Head cheese (Dutch: hoofdkaas) or brawn is a meat jelly or terrine made of meat. [1] Somewhat similar to a jellied meatloaf, [1] it is made with flesh from the head of a calf or pig (less commonly a sheep or cow), typically set in aspic. It is usually eaten cold, at room temperature, or in a ...
Cheese is great mixed into salads, served on top of crackers and added to charcuterie boards, but understanding the difference between various types of cheeses — especially aged and non-aged ...
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Parmesan cheese, a hard cheese originally from the Italian province of Parma. Hard cheeses are packed tightly into forms (usually wheels) and aged for months or years until their moisture content is significantly less than half of their weight, leading to a firm and granular texture.
But there's one major difference between the two foods. Is cottage cheese or Greek yogurt healthier? Both are high in filling protein and other nutrients. But there's one major difference between ...