Glossary P
Paillards refer to a thinly sliced piece of meat that has been pounded to tenderise it using a meat mallet or wooden rolling pin if meat mallet is not available on hand. Some cookes are even using a pan to pound the meat which they put first in between kitchen plastic sheets before pounding.
Paillards is also known as Paillarde.
Deutsch: Paarung (Lebensmittel) / Español: Maridaje (alimentos) / Português: Harmonização (alimentos) / Français: Accord mets-boissons / Italiano: Abbinamento (cibo)
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