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papeton d'aubergines

[French]

"Aubergine of the Popes." A Provençale dish of fried aubergines (US: eggplants) arranged in a ring mould, perhaps once created for a Pope at Avignon. It also means a corn cob.

papier sulfurisé

[French]

Waxed paper. Greasproof paper.

papillon

[French] plural papillons

A nickname for a tellin or wedge shell. A type of small clam which can be eaten raw..It is so named on account of the opened clam looking like a butterfly.

papillon

[French] plural papillons

"Butterfly." A small Atlantic oyster.

paquette

[French]

Female lobster in berry, that is carrying eggs.

parasol

[French] plural parasols

Parasol mushroom. Good baked with butter and garlic, or fried.

parfait

[French]

An iced mousse or custard like cream made from beaten eggs, somewhere between a mousse and an ice cream. Can be either sweet or savoury but is traditionally more likely to be sweet, often flavoured with coffee.

Paris

[French]

Paris is the captial city and a department in Île-de-France.

Paris-Brest

[French]

A gâteau consisting of a choux pastry ring, split and filled with crème pralinée, or praline butter cream.

parisien

[French]

Sponge cake with meringue.