2E's has asked me to look through several menu options this week ... and ... I'm sorry, I just can't keep it in any longer.
I can't read. Them. I can't read them.
What are these words? Why is everything French all of a sudden? What the hell are Haricots Verts and why are they in every dish?
Men -- here's a first stab at a few common wedding dishes. Indulge.
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Ouray Cheese Baskets
I can't read. Them. I can't read them.
What are these words? Why is everything French all of a sudden? What the hell are Haricots Verts and why are they in every dish?
Men -- here's a first stab at a few common wedding dishes. Indulge.
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Ouray Cheese Baskets
Ouray - historic Colorado city, zip code 81427
Ouray Cheese - earthy buttery cheese with a sweet floral flavor, firm creamy paste and crisp edible natural rind
Cheese Baskets - hardened, baked cheese disc molded into a basket shape
Translation: Colorado Cheese Discs with Floral Paste Rinds Not to be confused with: Cheese Gift Baskets
See also: Ouray Cheese Wheels, Ouray Cheese & Crackers, Ouray Chuck E. Cheese
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Andouille en Croute
Andouille - coarse-grained smoked meat made using pork, pepper, onions, wine and seasonings, originated in France
en Croute - wrapped in pastry and baked
Translation: Coarse French Meat, Wrapped and BakedModern Translation: Pigs in a Blanket
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Roasted Poblano on Stone Ground Grit Cake
Poblano - mild chile pepper originating in Mexico (dried, it is called an ancho chile)
Stone Ground - technique for grinding grains, leaves the grain coarser and the germ intact
Grit Cake - chilled, leftover grits cut into various shapes
Translation: Roasted Mexican Pepper on Coarse Leftover Grits with Germs-----
Juniper-Cured Gravlax
Juniper - coniferous plants of the cypress family with needle-like leaves
Gravlax - cured raw salmon
Translation: Needle-Like Salmon ... Double-Cured-----
Sake-Cured Lemon Wheels
Distant Cousin of: Ouray Cheese Wheels
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Lotus Root Chip
Lotus root - rhizome of the lotus plant, full of fiber and other nutrients
Chip - (1) a small thin slice of food, or (2) a piece of dried dung
Translation: Thin Slice of Fiber PlantAlternate Translation: Dried Fiber Dung
Not to be confused with: Lotus Root Chip & Dip
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Truffled Foie Gras Croustade on Brioche, Pickled Fennel and Lingonberries
Truffled - cooked, stuffed, or garnished with truffles
Foie Gras - expensive, silk-textured goose or duck liver that has been enlarged
Brioche - light slightly sweet bread made with a rich yeast dough
Croustade - crust or pie-crust of any type, typically made of flaky pastry
Fennel - a biennial or perennial herb, common on all Mediterranean shores
Lingonberries - red, tart and smaller than cranberries but with a finer flavor
Translation: Flaky, Truffle-Garnished Duck Liver on Yeasty Bread, Mediterranean Herb with Pickles & Tart, Tiny Berries Modern Translation: Duck Sandwich
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Gougères Epoisse with Prosciutto Mousse
Gougeres - cheese-flavored choux pastry
Epoisse - a pungent, unpasteurized, washed-rind cows-milk cheese made in the village Époisses in the Côte-d'Or
Prosciutto - dry-cured ham that is usually sliced thinly and served uncooked
Translation: Pungent French Puff with Uncooked Ham Cream-----
Truffled Mushroom Feuilleté Parmigiano Panna Cotta
Feuillete - dough used for very light flaky rich pastries
Panna Cotta - Italian egg custard
Translation: Truffle-Stuffed Mushroom Dough with Egg Cheese CustardModern Translation: Pastry Thingy
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Tuna "Cru" Caperberries and Olives, on Olive Ficelle
Cru - Tahitian raw tuna in lime and coconut milk
Caperberries - oblong, semi-green berries on the caper plant, about the size of table grapes, with some lemon taste and milder than caper buds
Ficelle - type of bread (similar to a demi-baguette)
Translation: Tahitian Coconut Tuna with Lemon Berries & Olives on Olive French Stick Bread-----
Roasted Salsify with Chanterelles, Haricot Verts, Thyme, Red Wine Demi-Glace
Salsify - root vegetable with oyster-flavored flesh
Chanterelles - wild and nutty mushroom with a trumpet-shaped head
Haricot Verts - green string bean with French attitude
Demi-Glace - rich brown reduction of meat stock, Madeira or sherry, and other ingredients
Translation: Roasted Oyster Flesh with Trumpet Mushrooms, Angry String Beans, Thyme & Brown Wine Reduction Modern Translation: The Veggie Option
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Fig and Hazelnut Financier
Translation: Fruit, Egg and Ground Nut SpongeFinancier - a small cake or cookie that is made with ground nuts and whipped egg whites, soft like sponge cake
Often mistaken with the phrase: "Grabbing your financial adviser by the fig and hazelnuts."
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Salade Gourmande Mâche, Haricots Verts, Foie Gras, Black Truffle, Quail Egg
Gourmande - a person who appreciates eating and drinking, sometimes to excess
Mache - European salad green, called "lamb's lettuce" in English
Black truffle - fungal fruiting body, grows exclusively with oak
Quail egg - wonderful alternative to chicken eggs with beautiful shells and delicately-flavored yolk
Translation: Excessive Lamb Lettuce Salad with French Beans, Black Oak Fungus, Enlarged Goose Liver and Chicken-Like Easter Eggs -----
Cinnamon Babka Pain Perdu Bourbon Crème Anglaise
Babka - spongy yeast cake with fruit and raisin filling
Pain Perdu - French toast made from left over New Orleans-style French bread
Creme Anglaise - rich custard sauce, used as a topping to fruits and pastries
Translation: Cinnamon-Filled French Yeast with Rich, Kentucky Whiskey CustardModern Translation: Grand Slam Breakfast
Laughing so hard I'm crying.
ReplyDeleteI think it's safe to say you will NEVER be on Iron chef.
ReplyDeleteoh snap madman, this post is tops. i think i peed myself with all the laughter. thanks...fingers crossed the mexican germs, angry green beans and easter egg fungus make the menu. shamone!
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