Cooked medium rare. Not as rare as "bleu". The French consider this the perfect degree of cooking, hence the term. It also describes fruit or cheese which is perfectly ready for eating.

"To the point", presumably of perfection - cooked medium rare. The French consider this the perfect degree of cooking steak, hence the term. It also describes fruit or cheese which is perfectly ready for eating.

A mixture of different ingredients necessary to prepare a dish for cooking. Particularly common in cake and pastry making for batters, pastries, pastry doughs and so on. Example: appareil à la crêpes means batter for pancakes.

A filling made from egg yolks, syrup, whipped cream and flavouring, used to fill a bombe.

An appareil is a mixture of different ingredients necessary to prepare a dish for cooking. So, appareil à la crêpes means batter for pancakes.

A purée of the principal ingredient of a mousse or mousseline with whipped cream.

A purée of the principal ingredient of a mousse or mousseline with melted aspic and whipped cream.

A combination of two parts of onion sauce and one part mushroom purée cohered with egg yolks to which finely chopped mushrooms are added.

A combination of a julienne of tongue, foie gras, mushrooms and truffles, bound with a reduced Madeira sauce.