verrine

The word verrine translates as "protective glass."

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Yes, I would agree that verrine is a combo of the words terrine (a layered dish) and verre.

mousse - French Word-A-Day 2010

Max had made his first verrine (hmmm, I wonder: does verrine come from "verre" + "vitrine"? ... for the idea behind a verrine is to see through the glass (verre) "window" (vitrine) to the colorful layers beyond); this time, Max had composed his verrine with layers of chopped surimi, whipped guacamole, la crême fraîche ... topping off his entrée with salmon mousse and decorative dill!

French Word-A-Day: 2010

Max had made his first verrine (hmmm, I wonder: does verrine come from "verre" + "vitrine"? ... for the idea behind a verrine is to see through the glass (verre) "window" (vitrine) to the colorful layers beyond); this time, Max had composed his verrine with layers of chopped surimi, whipped guacamole, la crême fraîche ... topping off his entrée with salmon mousse and decorative dill!

mousse - French Word-A-Day 2010

I picked up a couple of verrine cookbooks when we were in France a few months ago and also found some great sets of verrine glassware with which to assemble the goodies.

mousse - French Word-A-Day 2010

Je suis écrivain = I am a writer le cerveau = brain la verrine = a layered entree or dessert served in a see-through glass la crème anglaise = English cream, a custard sauce with vanilla or rhum le saumon fumé = smoked salmon le verre = glass le surimi = imitation crab la crème fraîche = sour cream une île flottante = floating island

mousse - French Word-A-Day 2010

Last night we had another verrine ... this time, inside the pretty glass we could see sweet layers of Nutella, poire, and la crème fouettée with colorful sprinkles on top.

French Word-A-Day: 2010

Je suis écrivain = I am a writer le cerveau = brain la verrine = a layered entree or dessert served in a see-through glass la crème anglaise = English cream, a custard sauce with vanilla or rhum le saumon fumé = smoked salmon le verre = glass le surimi = imitation crab la crème fraîche = sour cream une île flottante = floating island

French Word-A-Day: 2010

Last night we had another verrine ... this time, inside the pretty glass we could see sweet layers of Nutella, poire, and la crème fouettée with colorful sprinkles on top.

mousse - French Word-A-Day 2010

Last night we had another verrine... this time, inside the pretty glass we could see sweet layers of Nutella, poire, and la crème fouettée with colorful sprinkles on top.

mousse - French Word-A-Day 2010