Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
gratin de huitres belon au chicons, bigorneaux, pure d'oursin
English translation:
gratin of Belon oysters with endives, abalones, pure of sea urchin
Feb 12, 2004 23:17
20 yrs ago
French term
robert
gratin de huitres belon au chicons, bigorneaux, pure d'oursin
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Cooking / Culinary
french menu at fine restaurant. seafood specific to brittany france
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gratin of Belon oysters with endives, abalones, pure of sea urchin
interesting menu.
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Note added at 23 mins (2004-02-12 23:40:47 GMT)
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sorry, typo for puree
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Note added at 23 mins (2004-02-12 23:40:47 GMT)
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sorry, typo for puree
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gratin of European flat ousters with Brussels chicory, periwinkel and sea-urchin puree
perhaps you could also say: mashed sea-urchins.
As to the Belon oysters, they are also called "common oysters" but that is not good advertising in a menu card. The best probably would be to call them "Belon oysters". Bon appetit!
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Note added at 19 mins (2004-02-12 23:36:35 GMT)
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correction: gratin of European flat oysters ....
As to the Belon oysters, they are also called "common oysters" but that is not good advertising in a menu card. The best probably would be to call them "Belon oysters". Bon appetit!
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Note added at 19 mins (2004-02-12 23:36:35 GMT)
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correction: gratin of European flat oysters ....
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Peer comment(s):
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chaplin
: les huîtres Belon n'ont rien de commun les gens du pays n'apprécieraient pas ce genre de remarque parce que ces huîtres sont exceptionnelles et plates!
24 mins
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1 hr
John Speese
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belon oysters au gratin with chicons, periwinkels, sea urchin puree
Belon oysters generates numerous google hits, au gratin is well understood by English speakers, chicons are Belgian endive sprouts grown in darkness so that they are white and less bitter (we did research on them at Virginia Tech as an alternative crop for Virginia growers), periwinkles (see reference) are the English name, with this spelling, for bigorneax, and puree is also understood in English by most gourmets.
Peer comment(s):
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Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
: I think I could do without the sea urchin purée...gross
1 day 15 hrs
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