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Nyon olive

[French] plural Nyon olives

Nyons are a variety of black olive with a strange crinkly skin. Quite strong tastingm salty and bitter They are usually dry-cured and packed in olive oil.

oblade

[French]

Saddled bream

oblique lait

/oh-BLEEK lay/
[French]

A confection made with milk chocolate, with a praline-like centre and, in the more luxurious versions, a sprinkling of gold leaf. They are domed with a slice taken out at an angle across the dome.

octobre

[French]

October

odorat

[French] plural odorats

Sense of smell

œglefin

[French]

Haddock

œuf

/uhf/
[French] plural œufs

Egg

œuf Belle-Hélène

[French]

Eggs, poached, soft boiled, medium boiled or cooked in a mould and served on a chicken croquette in cream sauce with asparagus tips.

œuf brouillé à l'Américaine

/uhf broo-ee-yeh ah lah-mer-ee-kehn/
[French] plural œufs brouillés à l'américaine

"Scrambled eggs in the American style." Scrambled eggs mixed with pieces of white lobster meat or with bits of bacon and garnished with tomato and bacon.

œuf brouillé à l'archiduchesse

/uhf broo-ee-yeh ah lahr-shee-doo-shehs/
[French] plural œufs brouillés à l'archiduchesse

"Scrambled eggs in the style of the Archduchess." Scrambled eggs mixed with diced ham and mushrooms, seasoned with paprika, stuffed into potato croquettes decorated with asparagus tips and served with paprika sauce.