gratin
Americannoun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of gratin
1800–10; < French, Middle French; grate 2
Example Sentences
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Coquilles Saint-Jacques is essentially a frou-frou description for scallops au gratin, more often prepared as a casserole than in those magical shells which are harder to find these days.
From Salon
The menu includes blue lobster and crab followed by Bresse poultry and a gratin of cep mushrooms prepared, respectively, by French chefs Anne-Sophie Pic and Yannick Alléno.
From Washington Times
Plus, there was a choice of buttered carrots, lima beans, french-fried onions, and potatoes au gratin.
From Literature
Executive chef James Gibney who has worked at five-star resort hotels around Belgium, oversees a menu with a heavy focus on seafood including steelhead tartare, Caribbean mussel curry, crab gratin and bouillabaisse.
From Seattle Times
The Japanese dish doria is reminiscent of a gratin and extremely flexible.
From New York Times
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