Glossary P

Paner refers to French cooking term which means to coat a food with egg, or fresh or dry bread crumbs before frying

Paner is pronounced as "pan-ay"

Papillote is a French culinary term for paper, that is:

1. frilled to be used in decorating the ends of bones of certain poultry and meats; and
2. buttered or oiled to be used in wrapping fruits, meats and other food for cooking

It is usually a wrapping of parchment paper around fish or meat used for cooking to retain the moisture in the food.

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Poisson is a French word for fish

Poisson is pronounced as "pwason"

Pommes au four is a French dessert which means oven baked apples.

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Poulet is a French word for chicken that is young and tender

Poulet is pronounced as "poo lay"

Pastilla refers to a Moroccan dish that is made of pigeon meat, rice and egg and covered in a sweet filo pastry.

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