Cider. A drink made from fermented apples. A great deal is produced in the west of France, particularly Normandy, and it is used in cooking as well as for drinking. If it is distilled it becomes Calvados, or apple brandy.
A large disc of hard, strong cow's milk cheese (traditionally made with sheep's milk) made on farms and in dairies in and and around the Bethmale valley in the Comté de Foix. It has a thin, golden crust.
"Sea cricket." A southern French name for a flat lobster. A variety of lobster with a flat tail, shaped somewhat like a slipper, which is the edible part. It makes a noise like a cricket. The Mediterranean slipper lobster is generally used for flavouring soups as it does not carry much meat. It is found in warm waters.
Grey mullet, the commonest and largest of the grey mullet (US: striped mullet) family. It is a silver, shoal-living fish pointed with dark grey which feeds on seaweed and plankton near the muddy bottom in estuaries and coastal waters. This can effect its flavour. However, a good grey mullet, caught in clean water, is round-bodied and has creamy white flesh and good flavour with good keeping capabilities. It must be thoroughly scaled before eating. Varieties are found all over the world. The roe is used for taramasalata, botargo, boutargue.
"(Russian) cigarette." Thin round biscuits (US: cookies) or petit four rolled into a cigarette shape and often served with ice cream.
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.
