lardon
lardon noun: meat strips used for larding, especially salted pork.
Noun
lardon (countable and uncountable, plural lardons)
- Meat strips used for larding, especially salted pork.
- Place three or four slices of lardon on top of the meat and cover it with a sheet of paper smeared with butter.1949, “Wild Boar between Two Fires”, in Italian Cook Book: Adopted from the Italian of Pellegrino Artusi and Olga Ragusa, 4th edition, New York, N.Y.: S. F. Vanni, →OCLC, page 119
- Too-lean meat or poultry can be “marbled” by the cook, with lardon and a larding needle.2006, Jacques L. Rolland, Carol Sherman, “marbling”, in The Food Encyclopedia: Over 8,000 Ingredients, Tools, Techniques and People, Toroto, Ont.: Robert Rose Inc., →ISBN, page 404, column 2
- Synonyms:
- larding
- One of the strips.
- This is a hearty and satisfying soup that is made even more tempting by the crunch of crispy croutons and salty bacon lardons.2017, Emily Roux, Giselle Roux, “Split Pea Soup with Crispy Lardons and Croutons”, in New French Table: A Fresh Take on Classic Recipes, London: Mitchell Beazley, →ISBN, “Soups” section, page 27
- Synonyms:
- larding
Synonyms of lardon
Forms of lardon
| plural | lardons |
|---|---|
| alternative form | lardoon |
Origin of lardon
From Middle English lardon, lardun, from Old French lardon.
Questions about lardon
- What does lardon mean?
- Lardon means meat strips used for larding, especially salted pork.
- What part of speech is lardon?
- Lardon is a noun.
- What is the plural of lardon?
- The plural of lardon is lardons.
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