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en-papillote

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A method of cooking, where the food is wrapped in a pouch made of culinary parchment paper, and then cooked in an oven.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle

Examples

  • fish baked en papillote

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from French en papillote (literally “in paper”), see papillote.