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Did You Know?
By Modern Flavor Staff on January 2, 2015
Croquettes are a mixture of minced meat or vegetables, a thick white
sauce, and seasonings that are formed into small cylinders, ovals, or
rounds, dipped in beaten egg and breadcrumbs, and deep-fried.
Cuisine Maigre (kwih-ZEEN may-GREH) is French for “meatless,
lean, or low-fat cooking”. Strict vegetarian cooking is referred to as
cuisine vegetarienne.
Eggplant is a member of the nightshade family. It’s related to the
potato and the tomato. Though commonly thought of as a vegetable,
eggplant is actually a fruit, specifically a berry.
Farina is made from a cereal grain. Farina is a bland-tasting flour or
meal that, when cooked in boiling water, makes a hot breakfast
cereal. It’s easily digested and rich in protein.
Humble Pie is a 17th century English dish, in which the heart, liver,
kidney, and other innards of a deer are combined with apples,
currents, sugar, and spices and baked as a pie. The servants ate this
inexpensive but filling repast while the gentry dined on venison. The
name comes from the old-English word numble, meaning a deer’s
innards.
Watercress, cool running water is the growing ground for this
member of the mustard family, which can often be found in the wild in
and around streams and brooks. ((0