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Bouquet garni

Meaning in culinary arts & cooking, with examples

nounCommon term

In culinary arts & cooking, bouquet garni means: A bundle of herbs used to flavour a liquid during cooking and then removed.

In Turkish: aromatik ot demeti

How it is used

Common with stocks and braises; the herbs may vary with the recipe.

Example sentences

  1. Add the bouquet garni to the pot of stock.

    Bundled herbs flavour the liquid while remaining easy to remove.

  2. The cook lifted out the bouquet garni before serving.

    The bundle is an infusing component rather than the final garnish.

Common collocations

  • add a bouquet garni
  • remove the bouquet garni
  • stockA flavoured liquid made by simmering bones, vegetables and aromatics in water for a long time, used as the base for soups, sauces and braises.
  • braiseTo brown food first and then cook it slowly in a covered pot with a small amount of liquid, so that tough cuts become tender.

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