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effilé

English translation: part-drawn

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French term or phrase:effilé
English translation:part-drawn
Entered by: Sarah Bessioud

15:26 Apr 11, 2011
French to English translations [PRO]
Food & Drink / Poultry
French term or phrase: effilé
This is the description of a chicken, which, according to a little research on the web, seems to be plucked and partly drawn, leaving the rest for the consumer to complete before it is completely oven-ready. I have found an explanation on this site: http://pro.lesfermesdici.fr/prosv/notre-catalogue/volaille/p...
which describes a "poulet effilé" as follows:

Le poulet vous est proposée effilé, c'est à dire qu'il vous reste pattes, foie, tête, gésier et gave à nettoyer et/ou retirer

Does anyone know the precise term for this?

Many thanks in advance.
Sarah Bessioud
Germany
Local time: 21:29
drawn
Explanation:
I think this is what they're saying: that the chicken is only drawn (i.e. dirty bits removed!), but not fully dressed ready for the oven (as we are so used to seeing these days, we don't expect anything else!)

Note that 'effilé' = 'drawn' in certain other fields too, though that's perhaps no more than fortuitous here.


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Note added at 1 jour19 heures (2011-04-13 11:14:14 GMT)
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Then I think the best thing woud be to say 'part-drawn' — I'm not really partial to 'partially', personally.

"The chicken comes part-drawn..." (etc.)
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Tony M
France
Local time: 21:29
Grading comment
Thank you to all for your help!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +1partially eviscerated
Anne Greaves
3The chicken comes whole (without the intestines)
MatthewLaSon
2dressed
David Goward
1 +1drawn
Tony M


Discussion entries: 8





  

Answers


18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
partially eviscerated


Explanation:
Not very appetising. I think this is the correct description technically but not sure about its application in a consumer setting.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2005/35/regulation/3/made...

Anne Greaves
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:29
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: I think at this stage it is actually fully eviscerated, but some of the giblets are left in.
31 mins
agree  David Goward
32 mins
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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
The chicken comes whole (without the intestines)


Explanation:
Hello,

My one dictionary says "over-ready chicken", but I'm not so sure that is the right translation. To me, it's just a whole chicken minus the intestines with some preparation before putting in the oven.

Le poulet effilé est plumé et débarrassé de son intestin, mais il conserve ses autres viscères (jabot, foie, gésier, coeur, poumons) et ses abattis (cou,

http://www.alimentation-france.com/utile/.../acheter-volaill...

Chicken is available whole or cut up. Livers, gizzards, necks, and feet are available in 1 pound packages. Other. Wheat Grass. Wheat Grass ...
http://www.naturesharborfarm.com/variety

http://pro.lesfermesdici.fr/prosv/notre-catalogue/volaille/p...

Fresh raw chicken comes whole and cut into parts, but it also comes butchered, processed, and seasoned in ways that make it faster and easier to cook. ...
http://books.google.com/books?id=6A9d-EMDayUC&pg=PA28&lpg=PA...



I hope this helps.

MatthewLaSon
Local time: 15:29
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 27
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
dressed


Explanation:
My "Harraps Shorter" gives "dressed" or "drawn".

But according to http://tipnut.com/chicken-tip-sheet/

"What Does It Mean?
■Eviscerated, Oven Ready, Ready-To-Cook, Pre-dressed, all these terms are synonymous. They all refer to poultry which has been drawn and is ready for use with a minimum of preparation.
■Dressed Poultry means poultry from which blood and feathers only have been removed. Dressed poultry is always undrawn though butchers may remove head, feet, and viscera as a service to customers at the time of sale."


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Note added at 50 mins (2011-04-11 16:16:59 GMT)
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http://www.fooduniversity.com/foodu/poultry_c/Poultry/Dresse... backs up this definition of "dressed poultry".

Further research into "effilé" however seems to suggest that the intestine has been removed, but not the other innards. In that case, "plucked and partly drawn" or "plucked and partly eviscerated" is probably the nearest equivalent.

David Goward
France
Local time: 21:29
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: It seems from the explanation as if it is indeed 'drawn' (and isn't that what 'effilé' means?) / But 'removing the intestine' is what 'drawing' means... I've actually done this ;-)
4 mins
  -> No, only the intenstine is removed./In that case, I stand corrected. I thought it meant the same as "gutting" in the case of fish (i.e. remove all the internal organs).
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +1
drawn


Explanation:
I think this is what they're saying: that the chicken is only drawn (i.e. dirty bits removed!), but not fully dressed ready for the oven (as we are so used to seeing these days, we don't expect anything else!)

Note that 'effilé' = 'drawn' in certain other fields too, though that's perhaps no more than fortuitous here.


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Note added at 1 jour19 heures (2011-04-13 11:14:14 GMT)
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Then I think the best thing woud be to say 'part-drawn' — I'm not really partial to 'partially', personally.

"The chicken comes part-drawn..." (etc.)

Tony M
France
Local time: 21:29
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 179
Grading comment
Thank you to all for your help!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Hi Tony, thank you for your answer. Feedback from the client says that the giblets, feet and head are still attached. A drawn chicken has the giblets removed normally. Would this be better then as partially drawn IYO? Thanks v much for your help!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Evans (X): I think drawn is right here. See: http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/main-ingredient/poultry-a... but if you google drawn chickens you get lots of instructions on how to... draw a chicken (with a pencil)!
3 mins
  -> Thanks, Gilla! Yes, there's a lot of 'noise' on Google :-((
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