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FROMAGE OUVERT [2 records]

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Record 1 2006-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Recipes
DEF

A slice of bread with foods such as cheese, cucumbers, sliced meats and so on; served cold or hot (it is usually heated by pouring hot gravy over it).

CONT

Open-faced sandwiches are very popular is Scandinavia, where they've become an art form with elaborately arranged and decorated combinations.

OBS

smørrebrød: An imprecisely used term for Danish open-faced sandwiches.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recettes de cuisine
CONT

Au déjeuner les Danois ont l'habitude de manger du «smørrebrød», même en repas d’affaire. C'est un sandwich ouvert d’une tranche de pain noir avec par exemple du hareng, du saumon fumé ou du poulet. Cela n’ est pas difficile à manger quand le smørrebrød est prêt : il faut commencer par le poisson et terminer par le fromage.

CONT

Le smørrebrod Danois : ce sandwich «ouvert» est l’une des spécialités culinaires danoises.

OBS

Pluriel : des sandwichs; des sandwiches.

OBS

sandwichs (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l’orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2006).

Spanish

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Record 2 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cheese and Dairy Products
OBS

open cheese (defect)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
OBS

fromage ouvert(défaut)

Spanish

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