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🍲 A rich stock 👃 A pleasant smell
fumet

fumet

9.3
A strong broth made from fish bones used to add flavor to dishes
  • noun
  • /fyuˈmeɪ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : fumet
  • You can create a flavorful broth by incorporating fumet into your seafood soup.
  • salmon fumet

Examples

  • She simmered fish bones and vegetables to make a homemade fumet for her recipe.

  • The chef prepared a delicate fumet to use as the base for the seafood risotto.

  • A splash of fumet can bring out the flavors in a fish stew.

  • The chef made a rich fumet for the seafood stew.

  • You can enhance the flavor by adding a fumet to your sauce.

  • For a rich flavor, add a little fumet to the sauce while it simmers.

  • The chef recommends using fumet made from fresh fish to enhance the dish's taste.

Synonyms

stock
vsfumet
53 1.4

A clear flavored liquid made by slowly cooking meat, bones, or vegetables

is more concentrated and focused on extracting fish flavor to enhance dishes
bouillon
vsfumet
7 6.7

A clear hot broth made by slowly cooking meat, fish, or vegetables in water

is more concentrated and intensely flavored, often made specifically from fish

How Concentrated

fumet
  • Specialized
9.3
stock
53 1.4
broth
76 1.0

Surface Forms

fumet singular
fumets plural

Etymology

Fumet for a cooking stock comes from French and the Latin fumus, meaning 'smoke' or 'smell'. Think of English fume or perfume; they show the same idea, and a cooking fumet is a small, very fragrant stock that gives a strong smell and extra flavor to dishes.