salpicon
- a mixture of chopped fish, meat, or vegetables in a sauce, used as fillings for croquettes, pastries, etc
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Word Origin
C18: from French, from Spanish salpicar to sprinkle with salt
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This amount makes about a cupful of salpicon, which is enough for six patties.
The Century Cook BookMary Ronald
The salpicon given below may be used for filling, if preferred.
The Century Cook BookMary Ronald
Fill with mushrooms, chicken livers, creamed chicken or any salpicon.
The Century Cook BookMary Ronald
A mixture of fruits seasoned with sugar and wine is also called a salpicon.
The Century Cook BookMary Ronald
Timbales are forms of pastry or of forcemeat filled with salpicon.
The Century Cook BookMary Ronald