papillote
9.1
A way to cook food by wrapping it in paper and baking it
- noun
- /ˌpæpɪˈjoʊt/
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papillote
- You can create a delicious meal by cooking vegetables en papillote, allowing them to retain their moisture and flavor.
- cooked en papillote
Examples
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Here's a quick way to put a healthy meal on the table: Salmon en Papillote.
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SALMON EN PAPILLOTE
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For dinner, she prepared chicken en papillote with herbs and lemon to keep it tender.
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The chef demonstrated how to bake fish en papillote, ensuring it was perfectly cooked and full of flavor.
Surface Forms
papillote singular
papillotes plural
Etymology
Papillote comes from French and originally meant a 'small paper parcel' used to hold food while cooking. That's why to cook something papillote (or 'en papillote') is to bake it inside folded paper so it keeps moist and full of flavor.
