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turbot

[French] plural turbots

Turbot (US: halibut). An enormous, side-swimming flatfish with superb flavour.

turbot à la Breval

[French]

Turbot braised with a concassée of tomatoes, button mushrooms and cream sauce.

turbot au cidre

[French]

A whole turbot cooked in cider with parsley and shallots. Cream is not included.

turbotin

[French]

A small or chicken turbot - a manageably sized turbot.

turbot lisse

[French]

"Smooth turbot." Brill. A flatfish, lesser cousin of turbot, with the same fine, white, nutritious, firm flesh.

Tursan

[French]

A small VDQS of southern Landes in south west France producing wine made from mainly red, particularly Tannat, grapes. Most is produced by the local co-operative and sold locally.

Ugni Blanc

[French]

Trebbiano. A variety of grape. It is used in the production of balsamic vinegar and predominates in the white wines of Lazio.

umbrine

[French]

The umbrine is a silvery fish with wavy black lines, of the meagre family and with firm white flesh and similarities to a large sea bass.

un crème

[French]

Un crème. A small black coffee with cold milk rather than cream.

Urbain François Dubois

/OOR-bah' FRAH'swah doo-BWAH/
[French]

A chef and writer who lived from 1818-1901, famous for writing La Cuisine Classique.