Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
cul de lapin
English translation:
Saddle of rabbit with the thighs
Added to glossary by
Gail Bond
Sep 30, 2010 08:50
13 yrs ago
French term
cul de lapin
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I'm stuck on this term in a list of recipes. 'Cul de lapin' is the title of the recipe, and in the list of ingredients, it says '1 cul de lapin, c'est-à-dire le râble et les 2 cuisses'. I've considered 'rump' but this seems too big for a rabbit's little bottom! I know that 'râble' is 'saddle' but I can't put this on its own as the next recipe is for 'râble de lapin'.
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Saddle of rabbit with the thighs
I do not think there is a one word description for this, and for recipes it is always best to spell things out.
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EJP
: Yes or 'legs' I've found a recipe for 'stuffed legs and saddle of rabbit' and we say frog's legs for cuisses de grenouille don't we?
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Thanks
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liz askew
: Slightly more delicate, n'est-ce pas?
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yes, jokes about fresh rabbit's bottoms should definitely stay in the kitchen.
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emiledgar
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, Mark, and everyone else for their contributions."
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hindquarters
This is just a suggestion. I'm not saying it's right at all, but looking at a few rabbit butchery articles, this term has cropped up a couple of times. Perhaps this will fit the bill given that it refers to a larger section of the rear end of the rabbit, rather than just the saddle?
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9 mins
rabbit rump
despite what you say I would go with 'rump'.
Some examples :
"Ingredients: one rabbit rump (saddle and thighs)"
http://www.zeptercookwaremi.com/emain.htm
this also contains a reference to rump :
http://www.scribd.com/doc/36606790/Rabbit-Farming
this isn't a serious recipe but ...
"Quotation for the Day … I don't go for the nouvelle approach-serving a rabbit rump with coffee extract sauce and a slice of kiwi fruit. Jeff Smith (the Frugal Gourmet)."
http://www.theoldfoodie.com/2006/07/furry-things.html
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This document is for rabbit breeders, not chefs, but it identifies all the parts of a rabbit :
http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/library/4h_y2/S101.pdf (pages 3 & 4)
Some examples :
"Ingredients: one rabbit rump (saddle and thighs)"
http://www.zeptercookwaremi.com/emain.htm
this also contains a reference to rump :
http://www.scribd.com/doc/36606790/Rabbit-Farming
this isn't a serious recipe but ...
"Quotation for the Day … I don't go for the nouvelle approach-serving a rabbit rump with coffee extract sauce and a slice of kiwi fruit. Jeff Smith (the Frugal Gourmet)."
http://www.theoldfoodie.com/2006/07/furry-things.html
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This document is for rabbit breeders, not chefs, but it identifies all the parts of a rabbit :
http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/library/4h_y2/S101.pdf (pages 3 & 4)
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Maia Tabet
: Yeah, if you want something as short and as pithy as cul de lapin, I would agree with Catherine, Rabbit Rump is far less of a mouthul (!) than rabbit saddle and thighs
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thank you Maia ! (might be a mouthful to eat though !)
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Rosa Paredes
: With you and Maia...
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thank you Rosa
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rabbit saddle and thighs
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35 mins
leg and saddle of rabbit
Another possible. I think rabbits are a bit small for talk about thighs - there just isn't any meat worth speaking of below the "knee"
A great place to eat and relax - Whitley Hall Hotel, Sheffield ...
... yellow in colour to the norm, but worked really well with the carpaccio beef); followed by leg and saddle of rabbit stuffed with black pudding (again!). ...
www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowUserReviews-g186364-d502703-r6051...
The Love Chef Web Site - Restaurant Reviews
4 Apr 2006 ... Braised Leg and Saddle of Rabbit – served with English pea mushroom risotto, lemon thyme and green olive sauce @ $26.00. ...
www.thelovechef.com/restaurants/ca/ovation_at_the_opera.htm...
Stuffed Leg And Saddle Of Rabbit Recipe | Food | Channel4.com
21 Dec 2009 ... It's British night at the F Word restaurant and a mouth watering main course of rabbit with stout and mustard sauce is being served.
www.channel4.com/.../the-pheasant-leg-and-saddle-of-rabbit-...
(Dont't let the "pheasant" confuse you - it's the name of the restaurant!)
A great place to eat and relax - Whitley Hall Hotel, Sheffield ...
... yellow in colour to the norm, but worked really well with the carpaccio beef); followed by leg and saddle of rabbit stuffed with black pudding (again!). ...
www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowUserReviews-g186364-d502703-r6051...
The Love Chef Web Site - Restaurant Reviews
4 Apr 2006 ... Braised Leg and Saddle of Rabbit – served with English pea mushroom risotto, lemon thyme and green olive sauce @ $26.00. ...
www.thelovechef.com/restaurants/ca/ovation_at_the_opera.htm...
Stuffed Leg And Saddle Of Rabbit Recipe | Food | Channel4.com
21 Dec 2009 ... It's British night at the F Word restaurant and a mouth watering main course of rabbit with stout and mustard sauce is being served.
www.channel4.com/.../the-pheasant-leg-and-saddle-of-rabbit-...
(Dont't let the "pheasant" confuse you - it's the name of the restaurant!)
35 mins
hindquarters of rabbit
hindquarters, i.e. the saddle and two legs
1kg lean game meat – pheasant breasts, pigeon breasts, duck or other wild fowl breasts, boned saddle and hindquarters of rabbit or hare, lean venison cut into strips
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/oct/03/terrines-...
Rabbit leg hindquarters
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/cookandchef/txt/s1684454.htm
Braised Rabbit de Napolitaine
Hindquarters of rabbit braised in a light étouffée (carameled roux, tomatoes, garlic and filet de gumbo) sauce served atop creamy hominy grits and herbs de Provençal.
http://www.manhattancateringllc.com/menu_french.htm
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woops, didn't mean to duplicate, but changed mind while looking - was going to put haunch first then forgot Callum W had put h'quarters...
1kg lean game meat – pheasant breasts, pigeon breasts, duck or other wild fowl breasts, boned saddle and hindquarters of rabbit or hare, lean venison cut into strips
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/oct/03/terrines-...
Rabbit leg hindquarters
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/cookandchef/txt/s1684454.htm
Braised Rabbit de Napolitaine
Hindquarters of rabbit braised in a light étouffée (carameled roux, tomatoes, garlic and filet de gumbo) sauce served atop creamy hominy grits and herbs de Provençal.
http://www.manhattancateringllc.com/menu_french.htm
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woops, didn't mean to duplicate, but changed mind while looking - was going to put haunch first then forgot Callum W had put h'quarters...
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haunch
Not necessarily 100% accurate and not necessarily applicable to rabbits, however ...
Haunch ... b. The leg and loin of a deer, sheep, etc. prepared for table
Loin ... 1. Chiefly pl. The part or parts of a human being or quadruped, situated on both sides of the vertebral column, between the false ribs and the hip-bone. b. [Interestingly, there is no a.] As food: chiefly, the joint of meat which includes the vertebrae of the loins
[SOED]
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cul: haunch or rear, usually of red meat
http://www.slowtrav.com/france/restaurants/glossary.htm
haunch - A term used in a cut of meat, usually venison. One of the back legs of an animal with four legs that is used for meat (the leg and loin undivided, or, as more commonly called, the hind quarter) - a haunch of veal, venison, or wild boar.
http://whatscookingamerica.net/Glossary/H.htm
Maybe "double haunch of rabbit"? (people will think they're getting a double serving for the same money).
And we'll keep the loins of mon petit lapin out of this, thanks very much.
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Since it is defined in the text, it matters little, really, what it is called, as long as it sounds good.
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While there are a few "rabbit haunch"es and "haunch of rabbit"ses gaily skipping about there on the Ouèbbhe (505 and 1500 respectively), combined with "recipe", for instance, there are only 151 and 36 respectively.
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Wonder what Gollum calls 'em.
A brace of rabbit haunches?
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Which reminds me: Samwise Gamgie once refers to the cooking of a "brace of conies".
How about "haunch of coney". Con is, after all, not far removed from cul, if you think bilingually ("You stupid c***!").
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The Latin reinforces this!
co•ney 1 also co•ny
n. pl. coneys also conies
1. A rabbit, especially the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus).
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/conies
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I'll never be able to look a rabbit in the eye again!
Haunch ... b. The leg and loin of a deer, sheep, etc. prepared for table
Loin ... 1. Chiefly pl. The part or parts of a human being or quadruped, situated on both sides of the vertebral column, between the false ribs and the hip-bone. b. [Interestingly, there is no a.] As food: chiefly, the joint of meat which includes the vertebrae of the loins
[SOED]
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cul: haunch or rear, usually of red meat
http://www.slowtrav.com/france/restaurants/glossary.htm
haunch - A term used in a cut of meat, usually venison. One of the back legs of an animal with four legs that is used for meat (the leg and loin undivided, or, as more commonly called, the hind quarter) - a haunch of veal, venison, or wild boar.
http://whatscookingamerica.net/Glossary/H.htm
Maybe "double haunch of rabbit"? (people will think they're getting a double serving for the same money).
And we'll keep the loins of mon petit lapin out of this, thanks very much.
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Since it is defined in the text, it matters little, really, what it is called, as long as it sounds good.
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While there are a few "rabbit haunch"es and "haunch of rabbit"ses gaily skipping about there on the Ouèbbhe (505 and 1500 respectively), combined with "recipe", for instance, there are only 151 and 36 respectively.
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Note added at 44 mins (2010-09-30 09:34:54 GMT)
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Wonder what Gollum calls 'em.
A brace of rabbit haunches?
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Which reminds me: Samwise Gamgie once refers to the cooking of a "brace of conies".
How about "haunch of coney". Con is, after all, not far removed from cul, if you think bilingually ("You stupid c***!").
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The Latin reinforces this!
co•ney 1 also co•ny
n. pl. coneys also conies
1. A rabbit, especially the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus).
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/conies
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I'll never be able to look a rabbit in the eye again!
Peer comment(s):
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Sarah Downing
: Rabbits were actually called conies in the Shakespearean era.
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liz askew
: you have excelled yourself here Bourth on the research front!
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2 days 5 hrs
Half rabbit
I am not completely sure it sounds alright to native speaker's ears, but, for what it's worth I have found the reference below
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(sorry-I removed it first time round)