Bouillon
noun
A clear, thin soup made from meat or vegetables, often served as a starter in a meal.
She started her meal with a bowl of chicken bouillon.
Often appears as...
- chicken bouillon
- vegetable bouillon
noun
A cube or a granulated powder of concentrated bouillon used for cooking.
She used a bouillon cube to add extra flavor to the stew.
Often appears as...
- bouillon cube
- bouillon powder
noun
A clear, thin soup made from meat or vegetables, often served as a starter in a meal.
She started her meal with a bowl of chicken bouillon.
Often appears as...
- chicken bouillon
- vegetable bouillon
noun
A cube or a granulated powder of concentrated bouillon used for cooking.
She used a bouillon cube to add extra flavor to the stew.
Often appears as...
- bouillon cube
- bouillon powder
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Soup Starter
Bouillon is often the first course in a formal meal setting.
At the banquet, each guest was served a cup of bouillon before the main course.
Pro Tip 2/3Light Flavor
Bouillon is not thick or heavy, but has a delicate taste meant to stimulate the appetite.
The vegetable bouillon had a light, savory flavor that was perfect for lunch.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Variations
Different cultures have their unique versions of bouillon with varying ingredients.
In her French cooking class, she learned to make a traditional beef bouillon.
Pro Tip 1/3Soup Starter
Bouillon is often the first course in a formal meal setting.
At the banquet, each guest was served a cup of bouillon before the main course.
Pro Tip 2/3Light Flavor
Bouillon is not thick or heavy, but has a delicate taste meant to stimulate the appetite.
The vegetable bouillon had a light, savory flavor that was perfect for lunch.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Variations
Different cultures have their unique versions of bouillon with varying ingredients.
In her French cooking class, she learned to make a traditional beef bouillon.
Pro Tip 1/3Soup Starter
Bouillon is often the first course in a formal meal setting.
At the banquet, each guest was served a cup of bouillon before the main course.
Pro Tip 2/3Light Flavor
Bouillon is not thick or heavy, but has a delicate taste meant to stimulate the appetite.
The vegetable bouillon had a light, savory flavor that was perfect for lunch.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Variations
Different cultures have their unique versions of bouillon with varying ingredients.
In her French cooking class, she learned to make a traditional beef bouillon.
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Quote examples
Nobu Matsuhisa
Japanese Chef
Dashi remains unfamiliar to most French and American cooks, who tend to reach for a bouillon cube to do many of the same things. But dashi is worth preparing and using the way the Japanese do: for poaching fish, as a soup base, and in simmered dishes.
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Hailey Gates
American Journalist
The Congo is so fun. The ideal body type coveted by women in the Congo is this extremely curvaceous body. They're going through a number of extreme measures to get that kind of body form, and one of them is by using bouillon cubes.
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Harper Reed
American Businessman
I grew up in Greeley, Colorado, in a house without a television set. I was a very nerdy kid: I used to play 'astronaut' and eat bouillon as astronaut food. We also had tons of books.
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John le Carre
English Writer
Having your book turned into a movie is like seeing your oxen turned into bouillon cubes.
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Sonia Rykiel
French Designer
Fashion should be a kind of bouillon de culture.
Quote examples
Nobu Matsuhisa
Japanese Chef
Dashi remains unfamiliar to most French and American cooks, who tend to reach for a bouillon cube to do many of the same things. But dashi is worth preparing and using the way the Japanese do: for poaching fish, as a soup base, and in simmered dishes.
Quote examples
Hailey Gates
American Journalist
The Congo is so fun. The ideal body type coveted by women in the Congo is this extremely curvaceous body. They're going through a number of extreme measures to get that kind of body form, and one of them is by using bouillon cubes.
Quote examples
Harper Reed
American Businessman
I grew up in Greeley, Colorado, in a house without a television set. I was a very nerdy kid: I used to play 'astronaut' and eat bouillon as astronaut food. We also had tons of books.
Quote examples
John le Carre
English Writer
Having your book turned into a movie is like seeing your oxen turned into bouillon cubes.
Quote examples
Sonia Rykiel
French Designer
Fashion should be a kind of bouillon de culture.
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