julienne
/ˌdʒuːliˈɛn/
adjective
- Cut into long, thin strips.
- Add the julienne carrots to the salad for extra crunch.
- She topped the dish with julienne strips of ham.
- The julienne vegetables cooked faster than the chunky ones.
verb
- To cut food into long, thin strips.
- He learned how to julienne potatoes for homemade french fries.
- The recipe says to julienne the ginger before adding it to the pan.
- Please julienne the zucchini for the stir-fry.
noun
- A way of cutting food, especially vegetables, into long, thin strips.
- For the salad, she prepared a julienne of bell peppers and cucumbers.
- A julienne cut makes vegetables cook more quickly and evenly.
- The chef used a sharp knife to cut the carrots into a fine julienne.
- A clear soup containing vegetables cut into thin strips.
- The restaurant served a hot julienne with chicken and leeks.
- On cold days, a bowl of julienne is very comforting.
- She ordered the julienne, which came with thin strips of carrot and celery.