Bouillabaisse served in a Brazilian restaurant

Bouillabaisse is a traditional Provençal fish stew originating from the port city of Marseille. The French and English form bouillabaisse comes from the Provençal Occitan word bolhabaissa [ˌbujaˈbajsɔ], a compound that consists of the two verbs bolhir (to boil) and abaissar (to reduce). This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Track listing Disc One: Balladeer Just Good Friends (Dick/Usher/Boult/Simmonds) – 4:02 Features Sam Brown. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1760x1168, 476 KB) bouillabaisse served in a Brazilian restaurant. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1760x1168, 476 KB) bouillabaisse served in a Brazilian restaurant. ... Coat of arms of Provence Provence (Provençal Occitan: Provença in classical norm or Prouvènço in Mistralian norm) was a Roman province and now is a region of southeastern France on the Mediterranean Sea adjacent to Italy. ... Beef Stew A stew is a common dish made of vegetables (particularly potatoes or beans), meat, poultry, or seafood cooked in some sort of broth or sauce. ... City flag Coat of arms Motto: By her great deeds, the city of Massilia shines Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country Region Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur Department Bouches-du-Rhône (13) Subdivisions 16 arrondissements (in 8 secteurs) Intercommunality Urban Community of Marseille Provence M... Provençal (Provençau in Provençal language) is one of several dialects spoken by a minority of people in southern France and other areas of France and Italy. ... Occitan, or langue doc is a Romance language characterized by its richness, variability, and by the intelligibility of its dialects. ... Boiling, a type of phase transition, is the rapid vaporization of a liquid, which typically occurs when a liquid is heated to its boiling point, the temperature at which the vapor pressure of the liquid is equal to the pressure exerted on the liquid by the surrounding atmospheric pressure. ... In cooking, reduction is the process of thickening a liquid mixture such as a soup or sauce by evaporation. ...

Bouillabaisse is usually a fish stock containing different kinds of cooked fish and shellfish. These are complemented with a variety of herbs and spices such as garlic, orange peel, basil, bay leaf, fennel and saffron. Classically, there are usually a dozen or so kinds of sea food such as monkfish, weever, mullet, mussels, conger eel and bulltrout; other kinds of fish may also be used. Vegetables such as leeks, onions, tomatoes and celery are boiled together to produce a rich flavour. The exact proportions vary by cook and region. For example, in Marseille intense arguments rage between different restaurants, all of whom claim to make "authentic Bouillabaisse." Herbs: basil Herbs (IPA: hə()b, or əb; see pronunciation differences) are seed-bearing plants without woody stems, which die down to the ground after flowering. ... For other uses, see Spice (disambiguation). ... Binomial name L. Allium sativum L., commonly known as garlic, is a species in the onion family Alliaceae. ... In 1995, a group of students, faculty and alumni from Oklahoma State University traveled to the University of Florida to witness its annual pep rally known as the “Gator Growl. ... For other uses, see Basil (disambiguation). ... bay leaves Bay leaf in Greek Daphni (plural bay leaves) is the aromatic leaf of several species of the Laurel family (Lauraceae). ... Binomial name Foeniculum vulgare Mill. ... Binomial name Crocus sativus L. Saffron (IPA: ) is a spice derived from the flower of the saffron crocus (Crocus sativus), a species of crocus in the family Iridaceae. ... For the TV series character, see The Fast Show. ... Genera Trachinus Echiichtys See text for species. ... Genera Agonostomus Aldrichetta Cestraeus Cahaenomugil Chelon Crenimugil Joturus Liza Moolgarda Mugil Myxus Neomyxus Oedalechilus Rhinomugil Sicamugil Valaomugil Xenomugil The mullets are a family (Mugilidae) of ray-finned fish found worldwide in coastal temperate and tropical waters, and in some species in fresh water also. ... Mussels A mussel is a bivalve shellfish that can be found in lakes, rivers, creeks, intertidal areas, and throughout the ocean. ... Conger or conger eel is a vernacular term used of a number of different species of fish, mostly eels of the family Congridae, and especially the genus Conger. ... For other uses, see Leek (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Onion (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Tomato (disambiguation). ... Binomial name L. Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults. ...

The stew and the fish are usually served in separate bowls, with the stew poured over slices of French bread seasoned with a spicy sauce of bread crumbs, olive oil, and chilis called rouille, although sometimes an aioli is served. Bouillabaisse is often only served when there are large groups of people, as it is time-consuming to prepare and some of its ingredients may be expensive; it is also generally available from restaurants along the coasts of Provence. Rouille is a type of sauce that consists of olive oil with bread or breadcrumbs with spices. ... Aioli of garlic, salt, egg, and olive oil in a mortar Aioli with olives Aioli (Provençal Occitan alhòli[1], Catalan allioli) is a sauce made of garlic, egg, lemon juice (or vinegar), and olive oil, basically a garlic-flavoured mayonnaise. ...

The origins of the dish date back to the time of the Ancient Greeks, when they founded Marseille in 600 BC. Then, the population ate a simple fish stew known in Greek as 'kakavia.' Bouillabaisse also appears in Roman mythology: it is the soup that Venus fed to Vulcan, to lull him to sleep, so that she could cavort with the god Mars. Note: This article contains special characters. ... City flag Coat of arms Motto: By her great deeds, the city of Massilia shines Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country Region Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur Department Bouches-du-Rhône (13) Subdivisions 16 arrondissements (in 8 secteurs) Intercommunality Urban Community of Marseille Provence M... Centuries: 8th century BC - 7th century BC - 6th century BC Decades: 650s BC 640s BC 630s BC 620s BC 610s BC - 600s BC - 590s BC 580s BC 570s BC 560s BC 550s BC Events and Trends Fall of the Assyrian Empire and Rise of Babylon 609 BC _ King Josiah... A head of Minerva found in the ruins of the Roman baths in Bath Roman mythology, the mythological beliefs of the people of Ancient Rome, can be considered as having two parts. ... Marble Venus of the Capitoline Venus type, Roman (British Museum) Venus was a major Roman goddess principally associated with love and beauty, the rough equivalent of the Greek goddess Aphrodite. ... The Forge of Vulcan by Diego Velasquez, (1630). ... Mars was the Roman god of war, the son of Juno and a magical flower (or Jupiter). ...

Pop culture

• In the 1966 James Bond spoof, Our Man Flint, starring James Coburn, an analysis of the key components of traces of bouillabaisse provides a vital clue for tracking down an assassin.
• B-Boy Bouillabaisse is the title of the final track on the Beastie Boys' 1989 album Paul's Boutique. The reason for the use of Bouillabaisse in the title is due to the track being a medley of 9 short songs strung together.
• Steven Seagal's most successful film, Under Siege, features Seagal as a ship's cook on the USS Missouri, preparing a pot of bouillabaisse when a band of mercenaries seize control of the ship. He then reveals his true nature (a Navy SEAL) and takes back the ship.
• Bouillabaisse is mentioned in the book Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, when the French student from Beauxbatons, Fleur Delacour, asks Ron to pass the bouillabaisse from the Gryffindor table during the Halloween Feast.
• In the dub of the anime Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, the oden battleground that served for the battle against Hanpen (General Lee Fishcake) was changed into bouillabaisse in order to keep a similar context for American audience. Since oden usually has elements such as fishcake and chikuwa, the oden was made into a "fishy soup".
• In the Friends episode "The One with the Cooking Class" the character Monica (Courtney Cox Arquette), who works as a chef, tries to prove her cooking skills to a food critic by making a bouillabaisse for him to taste.
• In the Seinfeld episode "The Shoes" bouillabaisse is mentioned twice in a humorous though not that flattering way. A particular restaurant is rumored to use the bouillabaise for a toilet.
• A deleted line from Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest had Jack Sparrow (played by Johnny Depp) exclaiming "Bouillabaisse!" upon finding Bootstrap Bill Turner (Stellan Skarsgård). (This was apparently ad-libbed by Depp from Skarsgård being nicknamed "Bouillabaisse" by the crew because of the prosthetic make-up he had to wear).
• In an episode of "Sister, Sister," Lisa makes boulliabaisse for her date with Ray. He criticizes it, calling it tuna fish and ketchup.

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See also

• Caldeirada

Caldeirada is a typical Portuguese stew consisting of a large variety of fish, and sometimes shellfish, with potatoes, tomato and onion. ...

External links

• The Celluloid Pantry: Bouillabaisse from Marseilles and Our Man Flint (1966)