pâte
Clay for porcelain
Pâte is a paste or mixture used as a base in various crafts and culinary applications.
In ceramics, it refers to theite clay body of a piece.
In French cooking, pâte is dough or pastry—distinct from pâté, the meat spread.
The word appears in compounds like pâte de verre (glass paste) and pâte feuilletée (puff pastry).
Flour-liquid mixture for baking
- chouxTwice-cooked pastry dough
- croissantLayered crescent-shaped pastry
- briocheEnriched French bread
- puffBrief burst of air
shortcrust · filo · phyllo · kneading · flour · butter · lamination · rolling
Molded savory loaf
- foie grasFattened waterfowl liver
- liverAbdominal detoxifying organ
- mousseAiry whipped preparation
- duckWaterbird that quacks
goose · pork · charcuterie · crostini · baguette · crackers · appetizer · savory
Moldable earth for ceramics
- porcelainTranslucent fired clay
- slipMinor error or misstep
- kaolinWhiteite mineral for pottery
- potteryFired clay objects
ceramic · molding · casting · bisque · firing · kiln · glaze · Limoges
Glass with embedded floral cross-sections
- lampworkShaping glass with torches
- fusedJoined by melting together
- moltenLiquefied by extreme heat
- decorativeServing to beautify
paperweight · beads · cane · filigree · opaque · translucent · colored · artisan
dough
Flour-liquid mixture for baking
puff · shortcrust · filo · phyllo · kneading · flour · butter · lamination · rolling · resting
terrine
Molded savory loaf
duck · goose · pork · charcuterie · crostini · baguette · crackers · appetizer · savory · truffled
clay
Moldable earth for ceramics
pottery · ceramic · molding · casting · bisque · firing · kiln · glaze · Limoges · figurine
millefiori
Glass with embedded floral cross-sections
decorative · paperweight · beads · cane · filigree · opaque · translucent · colored · artisan · Venetian
- pâte de verreMolded glass paste art
- pâte feuilletéeLayered butter-laminated dough