06/03/2010

Culinary Dictionary: Letter R

Come spend this and every Thursday with me to savor learning/reviewing mouth-watering words. As you’re reading letter R, pause to imagine the smell, color and flavor of a ragoût or riz à l’impératrice. I don’t know about you, but I salivate just by reading about food. Have a delicious read!

Raclette: A type of cheese from Switzerland and a dish consisting of melted raclette cheese.

Ragoût: A hearty stew of usually beef or chicken and vegetables.

Raita: Indian yogurt sauce usually served with spicy food to cool the mouth.

Reamer: Citrus juicer.

Ras el Hanout: Moroccan spice blend consisting of about a dozen spices including cumin, cardamom and coriander.

Rémoulade: French condiment consisting of mayonnaise, chopped pickles and capers, and herbs.

Rumaki: Water chestnuts usually filled with poultry liver, wrapped in bacon and deep-fried or baked until crispy

Riz à l’Impératrice: Rice pudding made with vanilla custard, cream and fruits confits macerated in kirsch.

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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9 Responses to “Culinary Dictionary: Letter R”

  1. 1

    elra — 06/03/2010 @ 1:32 pm

    My favorite is Celery Root émoulade…

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    Cool Lassi(e) — 06/03/2010 @ 3:17 pm

    Learnt new things in Letter R.

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    Caffettiera — 06/03/2010 @ 4:31 pm

    I had never heard the word reamer before – maybe, because I have never seen any of my native English speaking friends with a lemon in their hands! I did not expect a word for it to exist – so funny to find out there is one.

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    Emily — 06/04/2010 @ 2:02 am

    Rumaki sounds like one of those special treats that you'd only have once a year … maybe for a holiday … delicious!

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    Velva — 06/04/2010 @ 3:23 am

    "R" just became my new favorite letter. :-)

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    Ellie (Almost Bourdain) — 06/04/2010 @ 3:51 am

    Very informative post!

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    theUngourmet — 06/04/2010 @ 5:01 am

    I just picked up an older copy of Food Lover's Companion from the library today. These are all so good!

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    Bryan — 06/04/2010 @ 10:46 am

    As always thanks great post. Lots of fun.

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    Cinnamon-Girl — 06/07/2010 @ 3:15 pm

    I love how some of these words sound. Like rumaki – one that I didn't know.

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