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Fumet vs Broth - What's the difference?

fumet | broth |

As nouns the difference between fumet and broth

is that fumet is a type of concentrated food stock that is added to sauces to enhance their flavour. Variations are fish fumet and mushroom fumet while broth is water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled.

fumet

English

Etymology 1

From the (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • A type of concentrated food stock that is added to sauces to enhance their flavour. Variations are fish fumet'' and ''mushroom fumet .
  • (stench or high flavour of meat)

    • Etymology 2

    Compare (etyl) fumier dung, (etyl) femier, from (etyl) . See (fewmet).

    Noun

  • The dung of deer.
    • (Ben Jonson)

    References

    * * The Larousse Gastronomique * Fumet , die.net. ----

    broth

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) Water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled.
  • (countable) A soup made from broth and other ingredients such as vegetables, herbs or diced meat.

    • Synonyms

    * (Liquid in which food has been boiled) bouillon, stock, liquor, pot liquor

    Derived terms

    * Scotch broth * too many cooks spoil the broth

    Related terms

    * barley-bree * brewis * brose * court bouillon * juice * supper

    See also

    * dashi * souse * stock

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