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charbonne

[French]

Describes goat's milk cheeses that have been coated in charcoal. Feminine is charbonnée.

charbonnier

[French] plural charbonniers

Coal fish, saithe, coley, called pollock in the US. A cheap, marine fish related to cod and not unlike it. It has darker skin and lean, sweet flesh which is a translucent greyish-pink rather than white but lightens as it cooks. This is a good, everyday fish which is good in white fish dishes or is used for making imitation shellfish products. It is also a type of mushroom.

charbonnière

[French] plural charbonnières

Russule or charcoal burner, a mushroom that closely resembles other bitter, indedible ones. Charbonnier is also a name for coley.

charbonnier

[French] plural charbonniers

Black bream

charcuterie

/shar-koot-uh-ree/
[French]

A general term for pork products; a variety of hams, sausages, pâtés, brawns and cuts prepared in numerous ways.

charcuterie

/shar-koot-uh-ree/
[French]

A shop which sells charcuterie, prepared and cooked pork products.

chardon

[French] plural chardons

Cardoon

chardon béni

[French]

Long coriander. Stinkweed. A herb widely used in seasoning and marinating in the Caribbean. It is also used extensively in Thailand, India, Vietnam, and other parts of Asia as a culinary herb. This variety of coriander dries well, retaining good color and flavor, making it valuable in the dried herb industry. It is sometimes used as a substitute for cilantro, but it has a much stronger taste. This name sometimes leads to confusion with coriander.

chardon d'Espagne

[French] plural chardons d'Espagne

Spanish oyster plant. It provides edible roots, popularly stewed with lamb.

Chardonnay

/shar-doh-NEH/
[French]

A variety of white grape. It is used to make Chablis and the fine white wines of Côte de Beaune and essential to Champagne. It is also used in northern Italy where they are used to make spumante wines and in the Veneto in combination with Garganega grapes.