confit
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of confit
From French; comfit
Example Sentences
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On Wednesday, they served a mussel dish with garlic confit and serrano chili developed by his breakfast sous chef.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 13, 2025
The couple made the place their own by lining open shelves with vintage cafe pitchers, old stoneware confit pots and sgraffito ceramics by the Marseillais potter Vincent Verde.
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2024
Caron invented dishes such as tomato confit, fennel and tulip bulb salad and oysters with tulip bulbs.
From Salon ● May 4, 2023
Instead, you get a harmonious porky bite with gamy undertones from the confit rabbit, beef tongue, duck wing meat and offal.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
Duck confit, in which duck legs are immersed in duck fat and then slowly braised until they’re meltingly tender, is a classic of the genre.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 16, 2023
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