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criadillas

A name for bulls' testicles in the Languedoc. They are often fried in batter or poached and served with vinaigrette. Criadillas also refer to lamb's testicles.

crible

[French]

A type of sieve mainly used for straining fruits for jams (US: jellies).

cricaut

[French] plural cricauts

An edible wild cardoon

Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet

[French]

A grand cru vineyard of Chassagne-Montrachet in Côte de Beaune, producing wines primarily from Chardonnay grapes.

crique

/kreek/

[French] plural criques

A potato pancake from the Auvergne with garlic and parsley.

criquette

[French] plural criquettes

A potato pancake with garlic from the Auvergne.

crispé

[French] plural crispés

Fried bread dumplings from Périgord.

crispes de montignac

[French]

Small egg croquettes with tomato sauce.

Samphire (US: sea bean). A fleshy plant which grows on rocks near the sea. Can be used as a salad green or as a cooked vegetable. It has a short season and is not a cultivated crop, so it is quite uncommon. It may be pickled in white wine vinegar with a little sugar.

cristille

[French]

A liqueur from the Auvergne.

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