{"id":1573,"date":"2023-11-10T13:07:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T12:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/professeursdefrancais.com\/uncategorized\/20-french-words-about-cooking\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T10:06:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T08:06:29","slug":"20-french-words-about-cooking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/professeursdefrancais.com\/en\/vocabulary\/20-french-words-about-cooking\/","title":{"rendered":"20 French words about cooking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Amuse-bouche<\/strong>: Small bite served before a meal to stimulate the appetite.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bouillabaisse<\/strong>: Traditional fish soup from the Marseille region.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cocotte<\/strong>: Cast-iron vessel used for slow, simmering cooking.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>D\u00e9glacer<\/strong>: Dissolve cooking juices with a liquid to make a sauce.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u00c9mincer<\/strong>: Cut into thin slices.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Foie gras<\/strong>: Delicate dish made from goose or duck liver, often served at festive occasions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ganache<\/strong>: A mixture of cream and chocolate, used as a filling or glaze.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hachis<\/strong>: Meat cut into small pieces, often seasoned and cooked.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Infusion<\/strong>: Technique of extracting flavors from an ingredient in a hot liquid.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Julienne<\/strong>: Vegetables cut into thin sticks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kouign-amann<\/strong>: Breton pastry made with puff pastry, butter and sugar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lardon<\/strong>: Small piece of smoked or salted pork belly, used to flavor dishes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mijoter<\/strong>: Cook slowly over low heat.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nougatine<\/strong>: Crunchy confection made with almonds and caramel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Omelette<\/strong>: A pan-fried, beaten egg dish, often garnished.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Papillote<\/strong>: A cooking method in which food is wrapped in parchment paper or aluminum foil.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Quenelle<\/strong>: Oval-shaped preparation, often with a meat, fish or vegetable base.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ratatouille<\/strong>: A dish of simmered vegetables typical of Provence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Saut\u00e9<\/strong>: Quick cooking technique over high heat, often with constant stirring.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Terrine<\/strong>: A preparation cooked in a mould, often with a meat or fish base, served cold.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":808,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[91],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1573","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vocabulary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/professeursdefrancais.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/professeursdefrancais.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/professeursdefrancais.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/professeursdefrancais.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/professeursdefrancais.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1573"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/professeursdefrancais.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1573\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/professeursdefrancais.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/professeursdefrancais.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/professeursdefrancais.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/professeursdefrancais.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}