Culinary Dictionary: Letter V
Letter V promises many new words including delicious vichyssoise which I would love a few bowls of right now to combat the summer heat, followed by a couple of airy vol-au-vents filled with mushrooms, cheese and béchamel sauce, the way my mother makes them.
Vacherin: 1. French dessert consisting of meringue rings filled with cream. 2. Creamy French cheese made from cow’s milk.
Valpolicella: Light-bodied red wine produced in the Valpolicella region in Italy.
Varak/Varaq: Edible thin silver or gold foil used to decorate desserts in India.
Verjuice/Verjus: Juice of unripe grapes sometimes used in cooking.
Vichyssoise: a chilled creamy potato-leek soup.
Vindaloo: Very spicy Indian curry stew.
Vol-au-vent: Puff pastry cups with a lid filled with different savory fillings.
Vouvray: Still or sparkling white wine from the French region of Vouvray.
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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Angie's Recipes — 07/02/2010 @ 11:29 am
Love Valpolicella!
Bryan — 07/02/2010 @ 7:22 pm
I am impressed with "V" all I could come up with was Vermouth.
Mademoiselle Poirot — 07/02/2010 @ 7:24 pm
Vol-au-vent, they're great and so 1980s ;-) I have to admit that even though I love spicy food, I cannot stomach a Vindaloo, it's just too hot for me. Have a lovely weekend, Love from London, Carole x
Lucy — 07/02/2010 @ 7:35 pm
I can't believe you've nearly reached the end of the alphabet. I think Valpolicella is my favourite, not because of what it is but because it just sounds so pretty!
Nisrine Merzouki — 07/03/2010 @ 9:44 pm
Lucy, it sounds like music as does everything else Italians say. I would love to hear it said by a native:)
pierre — 07/04/2010 @ 2:49 pm
le vacherin c'est trop top sous les deux définitions !! Pierre
Cinnamon-Girl — 07/05/2010 @ 10:47 pm
I can't believe you're up to V already! I'll be sad to see this end.