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Vegetable Preparation and Cuts
Many culinary terms used to describe techniques and products produced in commercial kitchens are French in origin, forming the universal language of kitchens worldwide. The preparation of these basic ingredients is the cornerstone of a well-organised kitchen.
Activity
Identify Culinary Terms
The following table is all mixed up. Match the culinary terms with their correct definition or description and uses.
| CULINARY TERM | DEFINITION OR DESCRIPTION | USES |
|---|---|---|
| Bouquet garni | 3mm x 3mm x 40mm strips of vegetables used as garnish | Used for garnishing and flavour |
| Brunoise | Thin, uniformly shaped 15mm squares, triangles or rounds of vegetables | Used as a stuffing for tomato |
| Chiffonnade | Vegetables cut into barrel shapes usually 5mm in length, e.g. carrots and potatoes | Used in a fruit cocktail |
| Duchess | 1mm diced tomato flesh free from peel and seed | Diced fruit for fruit salad |
| Duxelle | Food cut into fine shred, e.g. lettuce or spinach | Used to flavour stocks |
| Jardinière | Outer skin of citrus fruit which is free from pith, e.g. orange or lemon | To garnish a consommé or sauce |
| Julienne | Bundle of herbs and aromatic vegetables, e.g. parsley, thyme and bay leaves | Piped using a star tube in a rosette and baked |
| Macedoine | 8mm dice of vegetables or fruits | Used to garnish omelettes or pasta dishes |
| Mirepoix | Small dice (3mm x 3mm), e.g. of carrot or onion | Used to flavour stocks, soups, sauces and meat dishes |
| Paysanne | Roughly diced vegetables in equal quantities, e.g. carrots, celery and onions | Used as a plate garnish on entrees or main courses |
| Segment | Puree of potato with butter and egg yolk seasoned with salt, pepper, nutmeg | Used as garnish |
| Tomato Concasse | Mixture of cooked brunoise of onion, mushroom and chopped parsley | Used in minestrone or as a peasant-style garnish |
| Turned | 4mm x 4mm x 20mm batons of vegetables, e.g. batons of carrots | Carrot |
| Zest | Uniform pieces of citrus that are free from pith and pips, e.g. orange and grapefruit segments | Shredded lettuce for prawn cocktail |
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