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bigarade

bigarade

9.9
A bitter orange used in cooking, especially for marmalade and sauces
  • noun
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  • You can find bigarade in specialty markets, especially during the winter season.

Examples

  • Traditional marmalade is often made with bigarade because of its distinctive bitterness.

  • I love the taste of bigarade marmalade on toast.

  • The chef added bigarade zest to the sauce for extra flavor.

  • Have you ever tried bigarade in your recipes?

  • The recipe calls for the zest of a bigarade to enhance the sauce's flavor.

  • She made a delicious marmalade using bigarade oranges from her garden.

  • For a unique twist, add bigarade juice to your salad dressing.

Synonyms

Seville orange
vsbigarade
1 6.5

A bitter sour orange used to make marmalade and to grow other citrus trees

is used in cooking and for flavoring sauces more broadly
sour orange
vsbigarade
1 3.7

A very tart orange used in cooking and for making marmalade

leans more towards bitter taste and flavoring sauces as well
bitter orange
vsbigarade
5.1

A small, very sour orange used to make marmalade and flavoring

is one specific culinary bitter form used in marmalade and sauces
marmalade orange
vsbigarade
6.9

A small orange tree that makes sour fruit used for marmalade and to start new orange trees

focuses on kitchen use rather than on grafting or tree stock

Surface Forms

bigarade singular
bigarades plural

Etymology

Bigarade comes from French and names the bitter orange used in cooking and marmalade. Its sharp, 'bitter' taste is why chefs use bigarade to give sauces and jams a strong, tart flavor.