Shoveller. A duck with a shovel-shaped bill with which it plunders the muddy bottoms of ponds.
Canard Duclair. A breed of black duck with a white dewlap named after the town of Duclair in Normandy. It is a cross between a Rouen duck and either black or white breeds. Males weigh around 3 kg, females 2.5 kg and eggs 70 g and are blueish green.The standard was developed originally in 1923 but similar ducks are recognised in other European countries under different names.
Man on horseback. A type of pleasant edible mushroom of yellowish colour with which some cases of poisoning have been recorded.
Grey gurnard, the most common of the gurnards. Gurnards are strange-looking, bottom-feeding fish which use the three bottom rays of their pectoral fins to "feel" the sea bed. They have firm-textured white meat with not much flavour. They are rich in protein, iodine and phosphorus. The grey gurnard has a brownish-grey back and silver belly and all gurnards are very bony fish. Small ones are excellent in soup. Red or grey mullet (US: striped mullet) can generally be subsituted for it, and are usually better.
A spreadable cheese made from skimmed cow's milk. Nut-sized hard grains, a mixture of ripe Metton cheese, are warmed with butter, garlic, spices and white wine from Jura in Franche-Comté.
A flat, rectangular cooking utensil with raised edges and a removable wire grid forming the base. It is used to hold items such as candied fruits after glazing with melted sugar or for draining small pastries soaked with alcohol, such as babas.
