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Suprême

Meaning in culinary arts & cooking, with examples

nounCommon term

In culinary arts & cooking, suprême means: A citrus segment cut free from its peel, pith and enclosing membranes.

In Turkish: zarsız narenciye dilimi

How it is used

In citrus preparation, the plural suprêmes names the neat flesh segments.

Example sentences

  1. Arrange the orange suprêmes around the salad.

    Only the clean segments of fruit flesh are used.

  2. Each grapefruit suprême was free of its tough membrane.

    The description identifies the defining preparation of the segment.

Common collocations

  • orange suprêmes
  • citrus suprême
  • paring knifeA small knife with a short blade, usually 7–10 cm long, used for peeling, trimming and detailed work on fruit and vegetables.
  • peelTo remove the skin of a fruit or vegetable. As a noun, peel is the skin of fruits such as oranges, lemons and potatoes.

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