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What is the difference between bouillon and consomme?

bouillon | consomme |

As nouns the difference between bouillon and consomme

is that bouillon is a clear seasoned broth made by simmering usually light meat, such as beef or chicken while consommé is a clear broth made from reduced meat or vegetable stock, served either hot as a soup or chilled as a jelly.

bouillon

English

Noun

  • A clear seasoned broth made by simmering usually light meat, such as beef or chicken.
  • An excrescence on a horse's frush or frog.

    • Synonyms

    * broth

    Related terms

    * bullion (bulk gold or silver)

    consomme

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a clear broth made from reduced meat or vegetable stock, served either hot as a soup or chilled as a jelly
  • * 1922 , , Vintage Classics, paperback edition, page 132:
    • For after washing at the hotel at Patras, Jacob had followed the tram lines a mile or so out; and followed them a mile or so back; he had met several droves of turkeys; several strings of donkeys; had got lost in back streets; had read advertisements of corsets and Maggi's consommé ; children had trodden on his toes; the place smelt of bad cheese; and he was glad to find himself suddenly come out opposite his hotel.