to julienne
3
6.8
To cut vegetables into thin strips like matchsticks
- verb
- /ˌdʒuːliˈɛn/
- Specialized
:
cortar en juliana
- Chefs often julienne carrots to add a decorative touch to their dishes.
Examples
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To enhance the salad, julienne the bell peppers into long, thin strips.
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And then the key is to julienne the carrots like this.
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I'll slice, I'll dice, I'll julienne.
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It slices, it dices, it juliennes... and it teaches respect!
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Before cooking, julienne the zucchini so it cooks evenly and quickly.
Synonyms
1
8.8
To cut herbs or leafy greens into thin strips to decorate food
applies to various vegetables and other foods not only leafy greens
Compounds
julienne vegetable
- Specialized
1
3.7
A vegetable cut into thin strips like matchsticks for salads and cooking
How Thin
shred
45
2.2
45
2.2
to chiffonade
1
8.8
- Specialized
1
8.8
to julienne
3
6.8
- Specialized
3
6.8
slice
233
1.0
233
1.0
to chop
324
1.0
324
1.0
Surface Forms
julienne infinitive
julienned past
julienned past participle
julienning present participle
juliennes third person singular
Etymology
Julienne comes from the same French source meaning 'in the style of Julien'; because that name was linked to very thinly cut vegetables in a soup, the verb now means 'to cut' food into long, thin 'matchstick' strips.