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flétan Mornay

[French] plural flétans Mornay

"Halibut Mornay." Halibut poached in white wine, served with duchesse potatoes, coated in Mornay sauce and grated Gruyère cheese and baked au gratin.

flétan noir

[French] plural flétan noirs

Greenland halibut (US: Greenland turbot). A chicken halibut, or smaller version of the huge, side-swimming flatfish found in the deep waters of the North Atlantic. The skin is dark grey or brown. It is often smoked as it has dense, oily flesh.

flet d'Europe

[French] plural flets d'Europe

Flounder or fluke

fleur

[French] plural fleurs

Flower

fleur de courgette

[French] plural fleurs des courgettes

Courgette (US: zucchini) flowers, usually stuffed with a mixture of breadcrumbs and garlic and fried. They should be washed under running water first as insects are attracted to the wonderful yellow of these flowers.

fleur de sel (de Camargue)

[French]

"Flowers of salt (of Camargue)." A delicate salt which is of a fine grade produced in the marshes of the Camargue in Provence.

Fleur du Maquis

/flur dew mah-KEE/
[French]

A soft, square, herb-flavoured, Corsican goat’s or sheep’s milk cheese, made with thyme, savory, coriander (US: cilantro) seeds and juniper. It can be made with a mixture of milks. The crust is coated with dried rosemary. Sometimes it contains very small whole red chillis.

Fleurie

[French]

A single village Beaujolais wine of good quality.

fleuron

[French] plural fleurons

Crescents of puff pastry.

fleurs de sureau

[French]

Elderflowers. These flowers are used for wine or cordials or may be dipped in batter and fried. Elderflowers are also a traditional accompaniment to gooseberries in crumbles. In France the flowers may also be used to flavour a confection.