Definitions

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  • noun A very fine dice. A method of cutting vegetables, usually to the dimensions of 2 mm by 2 mm by 2 mm or less, by julienning and then cutting it many times at a 90 degree angle to the julienne.
  • noun A mixture of leeks, celery, and carrots chopped in this way.

Etymologies

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From French brunoise

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Examples

  • The word brunoise, in addition to meaning finely chopped vegetables, is also a verb that refers to the series of cuts used to make it.

    AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed AlterNet Ari LeVaux 2010

  • The word brunoise is French for "very small cubes."

    AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed AlterNet Ari LeVaux 2010

  • The word brunoise, in addition to meaning finely chopped vegetables, is also a verb that refers to the series of cuts used to make it.

    AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed AlterNet Ari LeVaux 2010

  • The word brunoise is French for "very small cubes."

    AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed AlterNet Ari LeVaux 2010

  • Once he has perfect carrot planes, he slices them into sticks and then again into the tiny cubes that brunoise requires.

    The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Lisa Abend 2011

  • In the end, it takes the stagiaires a little over two hours to brunoise the carrots.

    The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Lisa Abend 2011

  • Once he has perfect carrot planes, he slices them into sticks and then again into the tiny cubes that brunoise requires.

    The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Lisa Abend 2011

  • In the end, it takes the stagiaires a little over two hours to brunoise the carrots.

    The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Lisa Abend 2011

  • If you want to go the whole way, however, the pickled peppers and onions call for a brunoise preparation.

    The Skinnygirl Dish BETHENNY FRANKEL 2010

  • If you want to go the whole way, however, the pickled peppers and onions call for a brunoise preparation.

    The Skinnygirl Dish BETHENNY FRANKEL 2010

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  • A method of finely dicing vegetables

    August 8, 2009