Eau de vie
You Are Here: cooking terms / E / Eau de vie
Recipe Collections ...
eau de vie (oh-deuh-VEE) - Translated from the French, eau-de-vie means "water of life." It is an alcohol distillate that is rich with taste, flavor, and aroma. The French use the expression "eau-de-vie" as a generic term for all brandies.
Eau De Vie Literaly translates as 'water of life', eau de vie is the French name given to any number of fruit brandies. Especially used to flavour sauces and sweets, they include examples such as kirsch (cherry) and framboise (raspberry).
Eau de vie
French for water of life, eau de vie is a colourless, potent brandy or spirit distilled from fermented fruit juice. It is available from selected bottle shops.
Edible gold/silver leaf ...
eau de vie (Fr.) Fruit brandy, literally "water of life," often called
alcool blanc ( "white alcohol" ); colorless eau de vie retains its clarity because it is aged in crockery rather than wood, unlike most brandies.
Eau de vie (Fr.): literally, water of life; brandy, usually fruit-based.
Eau du robinet (Fr.): tap water.
Eau gazeuse (Fr.): carbonated water.
Eau minérale (Fr.): mineral water.
Ebi: shrimp. Uses freshly killed ebi.
cachat: strong goat or sheep cheese from Mount Ventoux, in Provence; sometimes kneaded with eau de vie, olive oil or wine--in which case it is known as fromage fort; (e.g., cacheille, cachat that has been mixed with cream and allowed to ferment) ...
grappa = grapa = marc = eau-de-vie de marc = eau de vie de marc = aguardiente = testerbranntwein = bagaceira = pomace brandy Pronunciation: GRAH-pah Notes: This potent and somewhat harsh drink is made from the grape residue, called pomace, ...
Apple brandy is a strong eau de vie, or brandy, distilled from apples, which preserves the fruit's distinctive aroma and sweet flavor. Calvados, from the Normandy region in France, is the best and best known.
Real German schnapps has no sugar added and is not particularly sweet, though it carries some of the flavor of its source fruit. The French eau de vie is in many ways analogous to a true schnapps, with its subtle fruit flavors.
A French term for an alcoholic beverage that is distilled from fermented cranberries for use as a brandy or liqueur. In France, this type of beverage can also be referred to as eau de vie, or "water of life."
Aisy Cendre Cheese ...
Flavorings varied widely, from the original ratafia of morello cherry kernels to such herbs as angelica. Some ratafias were distilled, others were made by infusion of spices, herbs and fruits in brandy or eau de vie.
 See also: Cooking, Liqueur, Grape, Apple, Brandy
  
|
RSS
