far breton
far breton noun: a traditional cake or dessert from the Brittany region in France, with a base similar in composition to a clafoutis batter, a flan-style eggs-and-milk custard with flour, with prunes or raisins commonly added.
Noun (1)
far breton (countable and uncountable, plural far bretons or fars bretons)
- A traditional cake or dessert from the Brittany region in France, with a base similar in composition to a clafoutis batter, a flan-style eggs-and-milk custard with flour, with prunes or raisins commonly added.
- We finished off this Breton-inspired meal with homemade far breton, a flan chock-a-block with plump, moist prunes, lightyears from the often-profferred, dried-up version.2003, “Le Pays de Vannes”, in Rosa Jackson, editor, Paris Eating & Drinking (Time Out Paris), 6th edition, London: Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 156, column 1
- Everyone becomes addicted to my tomato flamiche, my far breton made with figs and also my Croatian pepper biscuits.2011 February 18, Barbara Unković, “Visitors”, in Weeds in the Garden of Eden: A Journey Back to Family Roots, and Life in a Traditional Croatian Village, London: Austin Macauley Publishers...
Noun (2) capitalized: far Breton
far Breton (countable and uncountable, plural far Bretons)
- Alternative letter-case form of far breton.
- You’d be right to expect versions of cassoulet and choucroute among the 125 recipes in “French,” but you might be surprised to find souffles, country pâté and far Breton, which is a kind of clafoutis.2012 January 24, Bonnie S. Benwick, “Book Report: ‘The French Slow Cooker’”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 Jan...
- Like Arcade, Burrow shows some classic French influences, in pastries like crisp sables; custardy, caramel-edged mini far Bretons; and buttery wedges of gateau Basque.2016 June 27, “How Chef Ayako Kurokawa Makes Burrow's Sensational Cheesecake”, in Eater, New York, N.Y.: Vox Media, archived from the original on 29 Jun 2016
Forms of far breton
| plural | far bretons |
|---|---|
| plural | fars bretons |
| alternative form | far Breton |
| plural | far Bretons |
Origin of far breton
From French far breton.
Questions about far breton
- What does far breton mean?
- Far breton means a traditional cake or dessert from the Brittany region in France, with a base similar in composition to a clafoutis batter, a flan-style eggs-and-milk custard with flour, with prunes or raisins commonly added.
- What part of speech is far breton?
- Far breton is a noun.
- What is the plural of far breton?
- The plural of far breton is far bretons.
Words near far breton in the dictionary
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