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Encyclopedia > Brochette

In cooking, en brochette refers to food cooked, and sometimes served, on brochettes, or skewers. The French term generally applies to French cuisine, while other terms like shish kebab, satay, or souvlaki describe the same technique in other cuisines. Food served en brochette is generally grilled. Cooking is the act of applying heat to food in order to prepare it to eat. ... A skewer is also a tactic in chess. ... French cuisine is characterized by its extreme diversity. ... Shish kebab (şişkebabı; also pronounced Kabab or kabob) means skewer of meat in Persian. ... Grilled beef satay. ... Souvlaki Platters for take-out This article is about the Greek food. ... Grilling means broiling food with direct heat. ...


The skewer itself, the brochette can also be used to dip pieces of food in a fondue. In those cases it normally takes a slightly different form and is sold as a brochette de fondue or as a set along with the fondue pot. Fondue refers to several French Swiss communal dishes shared at the table in an earthenware pot (caquelon) over a small burner (rechaud). The term fondue comes the French fondre (to melt), referring to the fact that the contents of the pot are kept in a liquid state so that diners...


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Anticucho (Bolivian, Chilean, Peruvian), Espetada (Portuguese), Pincho moruno (Spanish), Satay (Southeast Asia), Shashlik (Russian), Shish kebab (Persian), Souvlaki (Greek), Yakitori (Japanese) Anticuchos Wikibooks Cookbook has an article on Anticuchos Anticuchos (singular anticucho, Quechua for kebab) are a popular, inexpensive dish in Andean states consisting of small pieces of grilled skewered meat. ... The espetada (plural: espetadas) is a typical Portuguese dish made of large chunks of beef rubbed in garlic and salt, skewered onto a bay leaf stick and left to grill over smouldering wood chips. ... Grilled beef satay. ... Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ... 1. ... Shish kebab (şişkebabı; also pronounced Kabab or kabob) means skewer of meat in Persian. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Iranian cuisine. ... Souvlaki Platters for take-out This article is about the Greek food. ... Yakitori being cooked Yakitori (焼き鳥, やきとり), lit. ...


External link/s

Brochettes on the Grill from Cooking.com.


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La Brochette/Cooper City: SouthFlorida.com (816 words)
First, it isn't limited to brochettes (in fact, you have to look pretty hard to find a kebab anywhere on the menu), and second, Kobaitri is so passionate about fresh ingredients, especially fish, that his list of specials often rivals the menu in length.
La Brochette's menu is a little tame on first encounter, and a bit over the top in complicated execution on repeated exploration, but there is no questioning the passion Kobaitri brings to his work or the sheer fun of the adventure for his clientele.
Five entries among the extensive list of main courses are brochette dishes -- chicken ($15.95), shrimp ($20.95), strip steak (22.50), lamb chops ($23.50) and a filet mignon and shrimp combination ($27.95) are all skewered and grilled.
Brochette - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (136 words)
In cooking en brochette refers to food cooked, and sometimes served, on brochettes, or skewers.
The skewer itself, the brochette can also be used to dip pieces of food in a fondue.
In those cases it normally takes a slightly different form and is sold as a brochette de fondue or as a set along with the fondue pot.
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