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Terms in French 7731-7740 of 10943

negre(sse) en chemise

[French]

Chocolate mousse or ice cream covered with ice cream or cream.

Négresse potato

[French] plural Négresse potatoes

Négresse is a name for black potatoes (actually purple).

nescafé

[French]

Instant coffee

Neufchâtel

[French]

Neufchâtel is a delicately flavoured cow's milk cheese from Normandy. If it is eaten when it is fresh known as fleuri, it is mild and likely to be served with fruit. As it ages it becomes stronger. Carré de Bray is a farmhouse version. (AOC).

nez de chat

[French]

"Cat's nose." Parasol mushroom. Good baked with butter and garlic, or fried.

Nice

[French]

Nice is the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritime and the name of the former county equivalent to Alpes-Maritime in Provence.

Nicholas potato

/NEE-koh-lah/
[French] plural Nicholas potatoes

Nicholas is a variety of potato which Rab C Nesbitt grows in his garden and uses for chips (US: fries).

Nicoise olives

[French]

Tiny, sweet Cailletier olives from Provence. They are used to make olive oil as well as for eating.

Nicolas Appert

[French]

The man who invented the process of canning food.

nid

[French] plural nids

Nest