eschalot
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of eschalot
1695–1705; < French, Middle French eschalotte, diminutive of eschaloigne scallion
Example Sentences
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Potato Rissoles.—Boil the potatoes floury; mash them, seasoning them with salt and a little cayenne; mince parsley very fine, and work up with the potatoes, adding eschalot, also chopped small.
From Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 by Barkham Burroughs
No. 307 for sauce, to which some add a few drops of eschalot wine or vinegar.
From The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual by William Kitchiner
It is only in coarse cooking that the flavour of onions, pepper, garlic, nutmeg, and eschalot is permitted to prevail.
From The Jewish Manual Practical Information in Jewish and Modern Cookery with a Collection of Valuable Recipes & Hints Relating to the Toilette by Lady Judith Cohen Montefiore
But there is no saying, your honour eats more when I have brought him back onions, eschalot, and ail; now do I lie, your honour?
From The Light of Scarthey by Egerton Castle
The most elegant preparation of the onion tribe is the eschalot wine, No. 402.
From The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual by William Kitchiner
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