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French to English Food & Drink Translation Glossary

French term English translation
le maigre (poisson) meagres and croakers
le pourprier purslane
lecture dimensionnelle sizing
les feveroles horse beans/ field beans
les foyers originels geographical origin
les laitues non pommees leaf lettuce
Entered by: BOB DE DENUS
Les produits progressent suivant le principe de la marche en avant Production line flows in a forwards-only sequence
les produits service ready-to-use products / convenience products
liégeois deluxe yoghurt dessert
libératoires release
Lieu Coley/saithe/Pollock/pollack
ligne de dépochage debagging line
lissage smoothness and elasticity
livraison en liaison chaude delivered warm
Entered by: Michele Fauble
louche cloudy
lousse en bois wooden "lousse" (skimmer)
machine à calot disposable cap dispenser
Entered by: Mark Bossanyi
mandrin mandrel
marge proportion or percentage of sales
Margine d’olive olive water
marquant pre-prepared ingredients/accompaniment
marquants specific ingredients
marrons glacés marrons glacés (candied chestnuts)
Entered by: NancyLynn
matériels de contrôles et d\'essais measuring and test equipment
matière grasse végétale estérifiée vegetable fatty acid esters
Entered by: David BUICK
mère de vinaigre mother of vinegar, sometimes written Mother of Vinegar
MDR F/L [Manager de rayon, fruits et légumes] Produce section manager
Entered by: Tony M
mettre 2 pressions de add 2 squirts of
mettre la main à la pâte roll up their sleeves and get to work
Miel d'excellence Premium honey
mignon d'agneau filet mignon of lamb
mijoté de noix de joue de boeuf au vin rouge beef cheek medallions braised in red wine
minerais (in this context) ingredients
mise à degré dilution to bottling proof
MN (Marque Nationale) National Brand
morfilage edge honing
moto-réducteur de tête Driving gearbox
Entered by: Mark Bossanyi
mouille (= jambon sans) flank (ham, flank removed)
mouille enlevée excess fat trimmed off [a particular part of...]
Entered by: Tony M
moulée Ganache ( chocolate) molds/molded ganache
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