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foie
foie
English
Noun
foie (uncountable)
- (colloquial) foie gras
- 2005, Los Angeles Magazine (volume 50, number 5, page 159)
- Everything's even better than it sounds: endive, watercress, and aged Stilton salad, frog legs amandine with celeriac puree, buffalo foie burger with truffle fries on a brioche bun, campfire trout.
- 2006, Chuck Johnson, Blanche Johnson, Savor Idaho Cookbook
- Season the foie and sear until dark golden brown. Drain off and reserve the foie, adding the fat back into the pan and bring heat back up.
- 2005, Los Angeles Magazine (volume 50, number 5, page 159)
French
Etymology
From Old French foie, feie, from Late Latin fīcātum (“liver”), from Latin iecur fīcātum (“fig-stuffed liver”).
Pronunciation
Noun
foie m (plural foies)
- liver (anatomy, food)
Derived terms
- avoir les foies
- foie gras
- huile de foie de morue