cassoulet
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of cassoulet
1925–30; < French < Provençal (Languedoc) diminutive of cassolo earthen pan, dish; see cassolette
Example Sentences
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Stella’s serves diver scallops and fall succotash and roasted garlic cream, while bistro-style Cafe Campagne dishes up cassoulet of white beans, lamb, pork, duck confit and garlic sausage.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2021
The name "casserole" refers both to the finished dish and its cooking vessel; this one-potter's centuries-long history spans continents and age-old recipes from Lebanon's eggplant-and-chickpea maghmour to France's sausage-and-bean cassoulet.
From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2021
He modified dishes to make them easier to plate — a lobster risotto with roasted chanterelles and hand-placed garnished became a seafood cassoulet — but labor-saving innovations were not enough of a fix.
From New York Times ● Oct. 25, 2021
This may be the point in the article in which you’re thinking: “But I already made cassoulet and croquembouche at 4 a.m. the night before when I couldn’t sleep.”
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2020
She frowns as she ladles cassoulet into my bowl.
From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon
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