lyonnaise

French onion preparation

Lyonnaise describes food prepared in the style of Lyon, France—typically with onions sautéed in butter.

The term appears most often with potatoes: lyonnaise potatoes are sliced and fried with onions until golden.

The preparation may include vinegar or parsley but onions are the defining element.

preparation

onions

Pungent layered cooking bulbs

potatoes · golden · vinegar · garlic · parsley · thyme · pan-fried · julienne · white wine · skillet

dishes

frisée

Curly, bitter salad green

quenelle · saucisson · poulet · bistro · brasserie · gastronomy · culinary · traditional · regional · rustic

French

Gaul

Roman-era Western Europe

Categories
Opposites
cooking method/preparation

lyonnaiseraw

In original state

uncooked · crudités · tartare · carpaccio · fresh

culinary elaboration

lyonnaiseplain

Basic and unremarkable

raw · unadorned · unseasoned · simple · boiled

Family

Lyon

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G