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Glossary of Food and Culinary Terms in Alphabetical Order

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Emulsion
a homogenous mixture of two or more liquids dispersed in tiny droplets that create a smooth, thick consistency (e.g., mayonnaise, hollandaise sauce.)

Enchilada
a Mexican dish consisting of soft corn tortillas wrapped around a meat or cheese filling, topped with a sauce.

Entrée
in North American English, the main course of a meal; elsewhere (and in its French usage), the first course or appetizer.

Entremets
Entremets are usually sweet dishes served after the cheese course and before the fruit, or as a light dessert.

Entremets are divided into three categories:

  1. hot entremets: crêpes, soufflés, sweet omelets…
  2. cold entremets: Bavarian cream, custards, mousses, flans, puddings…
  3. frozen entremets: ice creams, sorbets, bombes, vacherins…

Étuvée (à l'étuvée)
a cooking method in which a vegetable, etc., is cooked slowly in a covered pan with a small amount of liquid (from the French for "smothered").

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