Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Apr 27, 2011 10:20
13 yrs ago
Dutch term
pré
Dutch to English
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Cooking / Culinary
menu
This is an item on a restaurant menu. Client explains it thus: 'Dat wil zeggen dat er een klein dessert voor het hoofddessert komt, ze noemen dat een "pré"' Don't think 'pre' quite conveys the meaning. I'm thinking 'palate cleanser' but it's a bit OTT and doesn't actually sound particularly good on a menu. Any ideas?
Pré : -Citrus ice-tea, framboos en roos
Seizoensaardbeien, cheese cake met orangjebloesem en amandelroomijs
Pré : -Citrus ice-tea, framboos en roos
Seizoensaardbeien, cheese cake met orangjebloesem en amandelroomijs
Proposed translations
(English)
4 +4 | pre-dessert | Oliver Pekelharing |
4 | Appetiser | Dave Greatrix |
1 | teaser | L.J.Wessel van Leeuwen |
References
pre-dessert | Chris Hopley |
Proposed translations
+4
24 mins
Selected
pre-dessert
One term for it.
Reference:
Note from asker:
Bit of a cock-up on the catering front there: "The pre-dessert was served and then the dessert of Pan fried fillets of lemon sole, crisp rye bread, lardo, celeriac, hazelnut crumbs." ;-)) Reviewer was a bit too enthusiastic copy/pasting, methinks.... |
Peer comment(s):
agree |
FionaT
1 hr
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agree |
Jennifer Barnett
: See also http://frenchfood.about.com/b/2008/04/02/le-trou-normande-an...
2 hrs
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agree |
philgoddard
5 hrs
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agree |
Chris Hopley
1 day 22 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "So simple I'm kicking myself. Thanks, Olly."
19 mins
teaser
as I said, guessing.
could also say palate teaser
could also say palate teaser
35 mins
Appetiser
This is usually at the very start of a fine dining experience. It can be food or drink.
Note from asker:
Should perhaps have mentioned that this is the *dessert* menu so don't think appetiser would work. |
Peer comment(s):
neutral |
writeaway
: but an appetiser is more of a starter. don't see how it would work at the end of a meal
10 mins
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Quite right.
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disagree |
Jennifer Barnett
: as you said, 'at the very start of the meal', not just before dessert.
2 hrs
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As I said to Writeaway, quite right.
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agree |
Tina Vonhof (X)
: Given the additional context provided by the asker, this could be right after all.
4 hrs
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I've never had fish for a dessert. Could be....
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Reference comments
1 day 22 hrs
Reference:
pre-dessert
Although I, like this blogger, had never heard of it before - methinks I don't fine-dine often enough ;-)
-> "But it was something else that threw me completely...
'Pre-dessert' is what the waiter called it. It was the first time I'd come across such a concept, and was a little bemused but secretly excited. An extra something sweet before dessert. How good can it get? A wine glass with crunchy caramelised almonds, then a layer of light chocolate mousse, an additional layer of the most amazing cream concoction, all topped off with a mini chocolate slither. Yum. Pre-dessert at The Dorchester. "
http://blackmerino.blogspot.com/2007/04/pre-dessert.html
-> "But it was something else that threw me completely...
'Pre-dessert' is what the waiter called it. It was the first time I'd come across such a concept, and was a little bemused but secretly excited. An extra something sweet before dessert. How good can it get? A wine glass with crunchy caramelised almonds, then a layer of light chocolate mousse, an additional layer of the most amazing cream concoction, all topped off with a mini chocolate slither. Yum. Pre-dessert at The Dorchester. "
http://blackmerino.blogspot.com/2007/04/pre-dessert.html
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