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matelote

matelote

1 9.9
A French stew of freshwater fish cooked with wine and stock
  • noun
  • /ˌmætəˈloʊt/
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  • For dinner, she served a matelote made with white wine and various local fish.

Examples

  • The chef prepared a delicious matelote with fresh trout and herbs.

  • Jean-Paul interrupted to direct their waiter, "The matelote for me, the foie gras for Michel."

    Fiction book (1991)
  • It is cervelles en matelote.

  • At the restaurant, the special was a rich matelote bursting with flavors of the sea.

Synonyms

bisque
vsmatelote
11 7.4

A rich creamy soup made from shellfish like lobster or crab

is a highly seasoned, chunkier fish stew rather than a smooth shellfish soup
bouillon
vsmatelote
7 6.7

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

is a thicker seasoned stew with freshwater fish pieces rather than clear broth
bouillabaisse
vsmatelote
7 9.9

A rich seafood soup from southern France with tomatoes, garlic, and saffron

is made with freshwater fish cooked in wine and stock rather than sea produce
minestrone
vsmatelote
4 4.9

A thick Italian soup with many vegetables, often beans and pasta

focuses on freshwater fish cooked in wine and stock rather than mixed vegetables
daube
vsmatelote
9.7

A beef stew slowly cooked in wine with vegetables and herbs

focuses on freshwater fish cooked in wine and stock rather than braised beef
beef Bourguignonne
vsmatelote
8.3

A French dish of beef cooked slowly in red wine with mushrooms and onions

uses freshwater fish and stock rather than beef and mushroom ingredients
carbonnade flamande
vsmatelote
9.9

A Flemish stew of beef slowly cooked in beer and often served with potatoes

is cooked with wine and stock using freshwater fish rather than beer and beef

How Seasoned

matelote
1 9.9
fish chowder
  • US
1 2.7
fish stew
1 1.1
broth
76 1.0

Surface Forms

matelote singular
matelotes plural

Etymology

Matelote comes from the French matelot meaning 'sailor'. A matelote was originally a sailor's or fisherman's stew of freshwater fish cooked with wine, so the name now means a rich, seasoned fish stew.