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BEECHNUT OIL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-07-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Fatty Substances (Food)
- Oilseed Crops
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- beechnut oil
1, record 1, English, beechnut%20oil
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Production of beechnut oil involves grinding the nuts into a paste from which the oil is extracted. The oil ages well if stored in clay jars and buried in sand in a cellar. It will keep for up to ten years, and oil over six years is considered to be the best. 2, record 1, English, - beechnut%20oil
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Beechnut oil is used in cooking and also as a salad oil. Sometimes it is used as a butter substitute. 3, record 1, English, - beechnut%20oil
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Corps gras (Ind. de l'aliment.)
- Culture des plantes oléagineuses
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- huile de faîne
1, record 1, French, huile%20de%20fa%C3%AEne
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- huile de faine 2, record 1, French, huile%20de%20faine
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'huile de faine, de première pression à froid, est assez fluide, de couleur jaune clair, de saveur agréable et d'odeur faible. 3, record 1, French, - huile%20de%20fa%C3%AEne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
faîne : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 2, record 1, French, - huile%20de%20fa%C3%AEne
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Substancias grasas (Industria alimentaria)
- Cultivo de oleaginosas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- aceite de hayuco
1, record 1, Spanish, aceite%20de%20hayuco
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El aceite de hayuco, una de las muchas riquezas olvidadas de Asturias dado que se extrae del fruto del haya. Es un lujo gastronómico de hermoso color dorado, aromático y sabroso que puede realzar, siempre crudo y adecuadamente refinado, cualquier plato. 1, record 1, Spanish, - aceite%20de%20hayuco
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