Our experienced designers will help you create personalized homes anytime, anywhere. Book a consultation
- Design Services
- Shop
![]()
Chandeliers for every budget
- Magazine
Design
Living
Lifestyle
Home Décor Ideas
Shopping
Culinary code: Terms a foodie needs to know
A guide to help you polish your gastronomic vocabulary
We love a little bit of theatre, a bit of drama with our food. It doesn’t necessarily have to be a Heston Blumenthal kind of a show but a pretty presentation does sway us. With so many Michelin star restaurants opening their outposts in the country, we are in for a treat, literally. Leafing through the fancy do you sometimes wish there was a simple guide that helped simplify it for you? Here it is then, the culinary codes decoded – just for you.
Amuse Bouche (uh-MYOOZ-boosh)
Fancy that tiny piece of gorgeousness on your plate, which is just enough to titillate your senses at the start of the meal? It is often referred to as Amuse Bouche. Typically, it is a complimentary, bite-sized portion of food served before a meal or between courses in a restaurant.
Hors d'oeuvres (or-DERVES)
Technically it is a type of Amuse Bouche, in a way that it is a bite sized portion served before a meal. However this is not gratis.
En Croûte (on KROOT)
If you love your pies and quiches, then this is one term you need to remember. Simply put, it is food that has been wrapped in pastry dough and then baked in the oven. 4 words – “In a pastry crust”.
Quenelle (ke-NELL)
Impressed with how the ice cream or the cream cheese is plated in that gorgeous, almost perfect, silky smooth, oval scoop? That is quenelle.
A quenelle is the silky smooth, oval scoop of mousse, pate or ice cream.
An Hors d'oeuvre is a bite sized portion served before a meal, for eg. Tarts, canapés, etc.
Amuse Bouche is a complimentary, bite-sized portion of food served before a meal or between courses in a restaurant.
An En Croûte could be dessert, pies, quiches – any food wrapped in pastry dough.
Beautiful Homes Service: an end-to-end interior design solution
Fill out this form and our Customer Experience Specialist will reach out to you.
Next up…
Love hosting a party but the logistics bogs you down? Fret not, we have got expert tips from Neha Manekia and Joshua D’souza of Silverspoon Gourmet to help you plan in style
Homemade spicy, soupy noodles for those monsoon cravings
Spicy noodles don’t need to come out of a packet - you can whip up even better versions at home with these recipes
There are plenty of reasons to celebrate your favourite beverage
On International Tea Day, we asked expert Snigdha Manchanda about the medicinal brew and how it journeyed to becoming a functional beverage and the romance that unfolded in between
Other topics we’re covering
We can help you build the space you desire
If you wish to avail our design services, please provide the details mentioned below. An executive will reach out to you within 24 hours.
Thank you for your interest. Our executive will reach out to you on your registered mobile number .
Let’s begin designing your dream home - we’ve got you covered every step of the way!
Thank you for your interest. Our executive will reach out to you on your registered mobile number .
Let’s begin designing your dream home - we’ve got you covered every step of the way!
Oops! Page Not Found
The page you are looking for might have been removed, had its name changed or its temporary unavailable.
