Food soaked in water or sprinkled with salt before cooking to remove, or "disgorge" bitterness etc. Feminine is dégorgée.
The neck of a Champagne bottle is frozen in a brine bath called bac à glace in preparation for dégorgement, the removal of sediment from the bottle. This immediately precedes "dosage" in the méthode champenoise. Dosage, or liqueur d'expedition, is the addition of a mixture of wine and sugar which determines the eventual sweetness of the contents of the bottle, which is then corked.
A name for Reinette du Mans, a small to medium variety of dual-purpose apple with yellow skin and sweet flesh. It probably arose in the vicinity of Le Mans in Sarthe in the Loire around 1700. This late-season variety is harvested from late October in South-East England and is at is best from January to April.
Country style, rustic. This refers to a simple, unsophisticated dish without formal finish. Generally it indicates coarse pâtés and terrines, often including mushrooms and herbs.
A name for Tentation, a modern variety of eating apple with golden skin with a red blush and crisp flesh with a touch of acidity. It was raised by M G Delbard in Malicorne, Allier in the Auvergne. It harvests late and keeps well so it is available until March.
A large, bright red variety of French eating apple, slightly tinged with yellow, raised by M Delbard in Malicorn in the 1960s as a cross between Golden Delicious and Lundbytorp. The flesh is crisp and juicy. This mid-season variety is harvested from early October in South-East England and is at its best from November to February.
