"Wood shavings." A small cake or spiral-shaped pastry. It also means shavings of chocolate for decoration.
"Wood shavings." Shavings of chocolate which can be created by using a potato peeler. They are often used to decorate mousses or cakes. It also means a small cake.
Shaggy ink cap. A type of fungus which is edible when young. The cap overhangs so that, rather than the more common round cap, the shaggy ink cap has an elongated ovoid shape. It has shaggy scales which, when young, are white but which become darker with age. As it ages it becomes quite unpleasant to eat and eventually dissolves into a puddle of black liquid, giving it its English name.
Shaggy ink cap. A type of fungus which is edible when young. The cap overhangs so that, rather than the more common round cap, the shaggy ink cap has an elongated ovoid shape. It has shaggy scales which, when young, are white but which become darker with age. As it ages it becomes quite unpleasant to eat and eventually dissolves into a puddle of black liquid, giving it its English name.
Cockerel. Cock. In practice, this is interchangeable with poularde and poulet. It also means ship's cook.
