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Epicure
A person of refined taste who cultivates the knowledge and appreciation of fine food and wine.
Escabeche
A Spanish dish of poached or fried fish covered with a spicy marinade.

 


Epicure - a gourmet who gives special attention to the knowledge of food and wine.
Escalope - refers to a thin slice of meat or fish, without bones, gristle, or skin.
Espresso - an Italian way of preparing coffee using steam.

epicure (EHP-ih-kyoor) - A person who enjoys and has a discriminating taste and appreciation for all fine food and drink.
History: Term was named after the famous Greek philosopher Epicurus (342-270 B.C.).

Epicure - Anyone that possesses an appreciation and understanding of fine foods and wine.
Escalope - French word meaning a thinly sliced white meat, usually veal, it can also be in reference to a fillet from a large fish or lobster.

For some epicureans (like us!); the eggs, the only edible part of the horseshoe crab, are considered a delicacy.
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British Queen, Epicure, Exquisite, Monarch, Ringleader.
The market-gardeners round Paris and other parts of France chiefly cultivate varieties of Cantaloup melon known as the Prescott hatif a chassis and Prescott fond blanc - both excellent in ...

gourmande: An epicure, a ravenous eater, a glutton
gourmet: a judge of good food and living, one who appreciates (and knows about)good food and wine
gratinée: To sprinkle with cheese or breadcrumbs and brown under the salamander ...

Apicius: Apicius was a name applied to three celebrated Roman epicures, the first of whom lived during the Republic; the second of whom, Marcus Gavius Apicius, lived under the early Empire; the third of whom, probably no relation, ...

epicure, with regard to food, can mean either a gastronome or a
voluptuary.
epigramme (Fr.) A preparation of lamb in which a cutlet or chop and
a slice of breast are dipped in egg and bread crumbs and fried or grilled.
epinard (Fr.) Spinach.

" Another famous French epicure, Curnonsky, called it soupe d'or, soup of gold.

Foie gras was prized by epicures in Egypt, Greece, and Rome, but the fattening of geese for their livers became a lost art during the Middle Ages except in Strasbourg. The industry was revived in the 18th cent.

Pressed from over 260 different cultivars, olive oil from Spain is prized by chefs and epicureans around the globe. Andalusia accounts for about 80 percent of Spain's olive oil production.

Quite possibly the most famous French epicure and gastronome of all, Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (April 1, 1755 - 1826) was born in the town of Belley,where the Rhine then separated France from Savoy, to a family of lawyers in whom eloquence flowed.

FOOD & WINE is the modern, stylish, trend-spotting, talent-seeking epicurean brand. It is for people who love to eat and drink, and are passionate about travel, style, chefs and trends.

Ambrosia is the food of the gods, and epicurean delight, food fit for a king, delicacy, heavenly spread, gastronomical delight, some apply this term to the pièce de résistance in a meal.

"From: "The Vegetarian Epicure" by Anna Thomas, first edition 1972. This book was a real find! No potatoes."
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Caesar Salad (SEE-zer) - The salad consists of greens (classically romaine lettuce) with a garlic vinaigrette dressing. The Caesar salad was once voted by the International Society of Epicures in Paris as the "greatest recipe to originate from ...

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