lardons
Cubed cured pork
Lardons are small strips or cubes of pork fat or bacon, used to add richness to dishes.
In French cooking, lardons are rendered until crisp and added to salads, quiches, and stews: a frisée salad with warm lardons and a poached egg.
The term comes from lard, meaning pork fat.
Pig as food
- baconCured smoked pork
- pancettaItalian salt-cured belly
- guancialeCured pork jowl
- fatbackPig's back adipose
smoked · diced · cubed · rendered · fatty · meat · belly · streaky
Curly, bitter salad green
- coq au vinPoultry braised in red
- carbonaraEgg-and-pork pasta
- cassouletFrench white bean stew
- boeuf bourguignonBeef braised in red wine
choucroute · potato salad · omelette · soup · stew
Cooked quickly in fat
- pan-friedCooked in shallow fat
- renderedDepicted or processed
- sizzleSound of frying
- crispyBrittle and snapping
golden · browned · fried · crunchy · crackling · caramelized · crisped · roasted
pork
Pig as food
fatback · smoked · diced · cubed · rendered · fatty · meat · belly · streaky · slab
frisée
Curly, bitter salad green
- coq au vinPoultry braised in red
- carbonaraEgg-and-pork pasta
- cassouletFrench white bean stew
boeuf bourguignon · choucroute · potato salad · omelette · soup · stew
sautéed
Cooked quickly in fat
crispy · golden · browned · fried · crunchy · crackling · caramelized · crisped · roasted · seared
savory
Appetizing, not sweet
salty · meaty · hearty · succulent · fatty · robust · aromatic · pungent · rendered · depth
topping
Food's finishing layer
studded · accent · presentation · plating · crumbled · gourmet
- cured meatsbacon, ham steak, pancetta, prosciutto, salami
- charcuteriesalami, prosciutto, saucisson, terrine, jambon
- gourmet ingredientstruffle, saffron, truffles, truffle oil, caviar
- diced vegetablescarrots, celery, onions, potatoes, turnips
- salumiprosciutto, salami, mortadella, pancetta, coppa
lardonstofu
Coagulated soy milk block
tempeh · vegan bacon · seitan · jackfruit · smoked tofu