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Terms in French 9421-9430 of 10943

quatre-epices

[French]

"Four spices." A blend of four ground spices consisting of ginger, cloves, nutmeg and white pepper.

quatre-quarts

[French]

"Four quarters." This is pound cake. In the same way that pound cake is so named because the 4 oz of flour, 4 oz sugar, 4 oz butter, 4 oz eggs (2 eggs) add up to 1 lb, so this is named because there are four separate ingredients each of the same weight, 4 x 4, each weighing 100 g.

quenelle

[French] plural quenelles

Minced (US: ground) foods, generally fish or poultry until it has a mousse-like consistency, shaped, seasoned and poached in a light stock. Apparently derives from knödel, a dumpling.

quenelle de bœuf

[French] plural quenelles de bœuf

Beef rissoles or meatballs.

quenelle de brochet

[French] plural quenelles de brochet

Boned and skinned pike minced (US: ground) with panada, eggs or cream until it has a mousse-like consistency, shaped and then poached in a seasoned stock.

quenelle de veau

[French] plural quenelles de veau

Veal quenelles or meatballs.

quenelle de viande

[French] plural quenelles de viande

Meatballs

quenelle de volaille

[French] plural quenelles de volaille

Boned and skinned chicken minced (US: ground) with panada, eggs or cream until it has a mousse-like consistency, shaped and then poached in a seasoned stock.

quéniolle

[French] plural quéniolles

A name in Cambrai for cougnou, a traditional Christmas yeast cake with raisins from Flanders, also available on St Martin’s day. Traditionally it is made in the shape of the baby Jesus. It is known by a variety of names throughout France and Belgium and decorated in different ways.

Quentin de Brie

[French]

A small drum of artisan-made, triple cream cheese with a soft mould rind.