mirabelle
Small golden plum
Mirabelle is a small, round yellow plum, sweet and fragrant, used especially in jams, tarts, and fruit brandies.
The variety is particularly associated with the Lorraine region of France, where it's cultivated extensively: mirabelle plum tart, mirabelle eau-de-vie.
Also used as a given name.
Soft stone fruit
- stonefruitFruit with central pit
- drupeSeed-bearing fleshy fruit
- orchardFruit tree plantation
- harvestGathering mature crops
ripe · juicy · golden · yellow · small · sweet · fragrant · flesh
Sharp-flavored small pie
- jamCooked fruit spread
- preservesCooked fruit in sugar
- compoteFruit cooked in syrup
- clafoutisFruit baked in batter
galette · pie · sorbet · gelato · patisserie · baking · dessert · canning
French frontier region
- AlsaceNortheastern French region
- NancyWoman's name, French city
- FrenchOf or from Paris's nation
- EuropeanFrom that continent
terroir · appellation · protected · cultivation · agriculture · horticulture · tradition · summer
plum
Soft stone fruit
- stonefruitFruit with central pit
- drupeSeed-bearing fleshy fruit
- orchardFruit tree plantation
harvest · ripe · juicy · golden · yellow · small · sweet · fragrant · flesh · pit
tart
Sharp-flavored small pie
clafoutis · galette · pie · sorbet · gelato · patisserie · baking · dessert · canning · pitting
Lorraine
French frontier region
European · terroir · appellation · protected · cultivation · agriculture · horticulture · tradition · summer · August
eau-de-vie
Unaged fruit distillate
- distillationPurification via vaporization
- spiritsLiquor or apparitions
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
aging · alcohol · clear · aromatic · digestif · liqueur · proof · vintage · Alsatian · artisanal