As you will know if you follow our newsletter, every month we bring you a little selection of French vocabulary related to the wonderful world of food, drink, cooking and cuisine for the many francophiles among you. So this month we thought we would start to gather all that French into one handy place so that whenever you want to learn a little culinary Français you can stop by and pick up a little vocab!
We'll be adding to this as we go along, and don't hesitate to let us know if you'd like to see anything particular added! We want this to be as useful as possible as a resource for you!
IN THE PANTRY
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Pépites de chocolat - Chocolate chips
Sucre Glace - Icing / confectioner's sugar
La Vanille - Vanilla
Sel - Salt
Poivre - Pepper
Farine - Flour
Lait - Milk
Beurre - Butter
Huile - Oil
Oeufs - Eggs
Sucre - Sugar
Levure - Yeast
Levain - Homemade yeast
EQUIPMENT
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La plaque de cuisson - Baking Sheet
Le Tamis - Sieve
Pate brisée - Shortcrust pastry
Rouleau à pâtisserie - Rolling pin
Pate Feuilletée - Puff pastry
La Pâte - The dough
Le couteau - The knife
La fourchette - The fork
La cuillère - The spoon
La tasse - The cup
La nappe - The table cloth
Le fouet - The whisk
La balance - The scale
L'assiette (f) - The plate
Le bol - The bowl
La casserole - The pan
La poêle - The frying pan
In the Kitchen
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La cuisine - The kitchen
Le four - The oven
Le réfrigérateur - The fridge
Le placard - The cupboard
La cuisinière - The stove
Le micro-ondes - The microwave
L'évier - The sink
Le lave-vaisselle - The dishwasher
Le plan de travaille - The kitchen counter
La passoire - The colander / strainer
Actions
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Laver - To wash
Remuer - To stir
Découper - To cut
Couper - To chop
Réchauffer - Heat
DRINKS
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La bière - Beer
Le tire-bouchon - The corkscrew
Le cidre - Cider
Un pichet - A pitcher, usually of wine
Avec des glaçons - With ice cubes
Le vin - Wine
The Perfect Steak
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Bleu – Seared for one minute on each side - extremely rare.
Saignant – This literally means 'bloody' and is still a very rare steak. This stays in the pan slightly longer once flipped over.
À point – This is still quite a rare steak by the American or British standards, but in a French restaurant this is really as well-cooked as most French chefs would want to go. But it's your steak! So if you want, go ahead and order it...
Bien cuit – This literally means well cooked, but there will still be some pink in the middle of the meat.
Foodie Phrases
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Ç'était très bon, c'était excellent, c'était delicieux - It was very good / excellent / delicious
Ça sent bon - It smells good!
L'addition, s'il vous plaît - The bill, please.
