Saffron pistil. The pistil of the autumn (US: fall)-flowering crocus which provides saffron.
A dressing from Provence of finely chopped garlic and basil with about three times as much basil as garlic and a little oil. It is often swirled into soups, particularly a vegetable and pasta soup from the Provence. It is the French equivalent of pesto.
A small disc of soft cheese made with raw cow's milk, similar to Camembert but coated with wisps of hay in which it is cured. It is a farmhouse or dairy cheese from the vicinity of Bondaroy and Pithiviers.
A name for Clinton, a red variety of grape which arose spontaneously and was found in New York State in 1835. It is used in making red wines. It has the quality of being phylloxera resistant, leading to it being planted in the Italian Switzerland, Italy and Austria where it is used in Uhudler wines. It is now also grown in Brazil.