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Terms in French 3701-3710 of 10943

chanterelle commun

/shahn-tuh-rehl/
[French] plural chanterelles communs

Chanterelle mushroom, usually sautéed in butter with chopped onions.

chanterelle en tube

[French]

Funnel chanterelle. A type of mushroom.

Chantilly

/krehm shahn-tee-yee/
[French]

Cream flavoured with vanilla or a liqueur and whipped until it stands up in stiff peaks. It may be used in pâtisserie or served with fresh fruit. The royal dairy was at Chantilly, hence the name.

Chaource

/shah-OORS/
[French]

A small drum or cylinder of soft cheese made with cow's milk as a copy of Camembert. It has a cracked white paste and a downy white penicillin mould rind. It is made in dairies around Chaource in Champagne. This cheese is at its best from July to November, is made with raw, whole milk and contains 50%(19%) fat. The curds are uncooked and unpressed. It is found in the following dimensions: 9 or 11 cm diameter x 5-7 cm, weighing 250 g (9 oz), 450 g (1 lb), or 600 g (1 lb 5 oz). Affinage is from 2-8 weeks resulting in a rich, fruity cheese with a mushroomy flavour which is traditionally eaten after meals with a glass of champagne. (AOC-1997).

chapan

[French]

Raw garlic cut and rubbed onto a crust of bread which is then tossed with a salad to impart the flavour of the garlic.

chapeau

[French] plural chapeaux

"Hat." A small round loaf topped with a little hat. It is also a pie crust.

chapeau

[French] plural chapeaux

"Hat." Pie crust. It is also a loaf.

chapeau chinois

[French] plural chapeaux chinois

"Chinese hat." Limpet, a conical, univalve shellfish. These they may be cooked by washing them and then boiling them for about 5 minutes in seawater (or heavily salted water) is recommended. They have a small amount of meat and it is inclined to toughness, like a lot of those things that cling onto rocks. Alternatively the meats can be dug out and used in fish stews or chowders or in sauces to garnish other fish.

chapeler

[French]

To make breadcrumbs from bread dried in the oven.

chapelet

[French]

A string of sausages.