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Questions tagged [french-cuisine]

Questions with this tag should be about traditional ingredients, preparations or dishes from France - such as macarons, cordon bleu or foie gras. Questions about ingredients common to French-style cooking, but which aren't about a specific French dish, should not use this tag.

Questions with this tag should be about traditional ingredients, preparations or dishes from France - such as macarons, cordon bleu or foie gras. Questions about ingredients common to French-style cooking, but which aren't about a specific French dish, should not use this tag.

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French culinary terminology for dicing vegetables

The French language has many specific words for cooking. What is the term used for food which is diced into tiny pieces?
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What are "cheese Parmentiers"?

From Clarissa Dickson Wright's A History of English Food (2012): [In the 1920s, British] hostesses also started to serve canapés: little cheese Parmentiers, asparagus rolled in thin brown bread and butter, delicate crab patties, and, of course, the…
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Croissant baking temperature

The short story - cant get the temp in the oven right. It gets too brown, if I lower the temperature it is not cooked and the internal structure is not as good as it should be. The long story - so far I tried the following. Preheat Baking Time…
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What way to incorporate sugar into dough for millefeuille is better?

Choosing from two alternatives: separating layers of dough with layers of icing sugar and making dough with a solution of sugar. If the latter option is preferable or no less good than the former one, an additional question I have is what the…
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Is onion good with leek?

I have onions and leek and I want to sautee the two together. Can I use both?
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What is the difference between normal salt and salt of guérande?

What is the difference between the salt of guérande sel de guérande and normal salt ? I have a truffle flavored sel de guérande, which have nearly the same taste of normal salt if it doesn't contain truffle flavor.
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Water content in beignet dough

When I add the indicated amount of water to my beignet recipe, I end up with humid flour: not enough moisture to form a dough of any kind. It seems apparent to me some minor adjustment to the water is necessary, but I can't find much information on…
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Could you cook Chicken Galantine in stock?

All the recipes I have seen for a Galantine just cooks the prepared chicken in an oven pan. What would you generally expect from the Galantine if it was cooked in chicken or vegetable stock?
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Is a rillette typically cooked in fat?

I want to know if you have cooked your pork to the point where you can 'pull' it can you further cook the rillette in fat / lard in a similar way to what a confit is done or is the fat just poured over the the cooked pork when you seal the meat in…
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escoffier : Mackerel Anglaise

One of the poached fish recipe's in Ma Cuisine is Mackerel Anglaise, it's one of those two sentence recipes. My english translation is: English Mackerel: Cut the mackerel in sections and poach in court boullion with some fennel tops added. Serve…
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Why some dough recipes needs more kneading and others not?

I have 2 croissant recipes from 5 stars chef. The first recipe is for Pierre Herme: 1 Tbsp (12 g) active dry yeast 7 Tbsp (100 g) whole milk, warmed to 68°F 2 cups (500 g) all-purpose flour 1 Tbsp (12 g) fleur de sel de Guérande (or other fine…
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