04/22/2010

Culinary Dictionary: Letter L

Dear readers,

I truly appreciate your kind comments on the culinary dictionary. It makes me happy to know you’re enjoying it. We are almost halfway through the alphabet as we tackle tonight’s exciting letter L. Enjoy!

Love,

Nisrine

Lagnappe/Lagniappe (lan-yap): Creole term used in Louisiana and southern Texas to designate “a little something extra” at the time of purchase like receiving 13 doughnuts when buying a dozen (baker’s dozen) or receiving free dessert when you’re a regular customer at a restaurant.

Lane cake: Alabama layered cake filled with shredded coconut, nuts and dried fruits.

Langues de Chat: These “cat’s tongues” are flat, oval crisp cookies sometimes half dipped in chocolate.

Lassi: Indian shake made of yogurt, ice cubes, sugar and sometimes fruit and spices. Mango lassi is a popular type of lassi.

Latke: Jewish fried shredded potato cakes.

Liaison: thickening agent for sauces, stews and soups such as cornstarch or flour.

Limoncello: Italian lemon liqueur.

Loquat: loquat is an oval shaped orange fruit with a pit. It originates from China but grows well and is popular in Mediterranean countries.

Letters A, B, C, D, E , F, G, H , I , J, K, L , M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z.

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12 Responses to “Culinary Dictionary: Letter L”

  1. 1

    Bryan — 04/23/2010 @ 3:20 am

    Ooh new stuff! Thanks Nisrine I do like this series.

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    Kamalika — 04/23/2010 @ 4:10 am

    Hi Nisrine, very informative dear…I hardly know a couple of meaning of those…thanks a lot for enriching our knowledge…

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    Mademoiselle Poirot — 04/23/2010 @ 7:42 am

    Bonjour Nisrine, as always, love the dictionary. Please stop by at my blog to pick up a little something… Love from London x

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    Sonia (Nasi Lemak Lover) — 04/23/2010 @ 8:35 am

    Thanks for sharing!

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    Angie's Recipes — 04/23/2010 @ 11:49 am

    Loquat and lemoncello would be my favourite!

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    the lacquer spoon — 04/23/2010 @ 12:15 pm

    Thanks for the informative post! I didn't know anything but Lassi and Limonchello. My whole life will be learning ;)

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    Dana — 04/23/2010 @ 3:14 pm

    Lassi and limoncello? L is such a good letter. Yum!

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    pierre — 04/23/2010 @ 4:23 pm

    coucou pour ma part langue de chat j'adore et limoncello je l'ai cuisiné il y a peu c'est tp !! bizz PIerre de Paris

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    Barbara — 04/23/2010 @ 5:27 pm

    Love Limoncello, Nisrine! (more l's)
    And if you come on over to my blog, you'll find I'm offering a little Lagniappe to my readers!

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    Cinnamon-Girl — 04/24/2010 @ 1:25 am

    The lane cake sounds so delicious! I never heard of it before. I'm off to look in my Louisiana cookbooks for a recipe. XO

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    Ani Evill — 04/28/2010 @ 2:22 pm

    Mmmmmn I love Mango Lassis and Latkes too! That wold make a crazy-awesome dinner!!!!

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    Nisrine Merzouki — 05/02/2010 @ 1:57 am

    I love both of them. Having them together would be oh so great!!

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