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caraguolo

[French]

A name in Montpellier for a small snail.

carambole

[French] plural caramboles

Elephant garlic or wild leek. A head of garlic having a large single clove and bearing more resemblance to a leek.

carambole

[French] plural caramboles

Star fruit or carambola

carambot

[French] plural carambots

Tiny shrimp

caramel

[French]

Caramel. As in other languages, this may describe the caramel itself or toffees or sweets made with it.

caramel au beurre

[French]

Butterscotch

caramelise

[French]

Caramelised. Cooked over gentle heat to brown the sugars and concentrate the flavours.

caramote

/kah-rah-MOHT/
[French] plural caramotes

Imperial prawn or caramote prawn. A large prawn of Mediterranean waters which can grow up to 23 cm (9") long. It is brownish, going pink when cooked. Very fine eating.

carapace

[French]

Shell

caraque

[French]

"Galleon." Chocolate sponge cake or shaved curls of chocolate for decoration. The curls are formed by pouring melted chocolate onto a cold metal or stone plate until it has set and then scraping it off so that it forms curls.