confit de poulet
confit de poulet is the French phrase for chicken confit.
This phrase refers to a culinary dish consisting of chicken legs that have been slow-cooked in their own fat.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of confit (which means preserved or slow-cooked in fat), de (meaning of) and poulet (meaning chicken).
How does it change in a sentence?
In French, the noun confit comes before the preposition de and the noun poulet, which is the reverse of the English word order.
Did you know?
- While confit now refers to a specific cooking style, the word originally described any food preserved in sugar or honey, such as confiture, the French word for jam.
- The word poulet is formed by adding the diminutive suffix -et to poule, literally turning a 'hen' into a 'little hen'.
- In the Gascony region of France, the most famous version of this dish is actually confit de canard or duck confit, rather than chicken.
Examples in context
- J'ai préparé du poulet confit fondant, tu vas adorer !I've made some melt-in-your-mouth chicken confit, you'll love it!
- Je vais commander un confit de poulet.I am going to order a chicken confit.
- Le confit de poulet est délicieux ici.The chicken confit is delicious here.
- Est-ce qu'il reste du confit de poulet ?Is there any chicken confit left?
Example conversation
Lucas and Chloé are looking at a restaurant menu.
- LucasQu'est-ce que tu veux manger, Chloé ?What do you want to eat, Chloé?
- ChloéJe vais prendre le confit de poulet.I'll have the chicken confit.
- LucasC'est un excellent choix !That's an excellent choice!
- ChloéMerci, Lucas. Et toi ?Thanks, Lucas. And you?
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries confit, de, poulet, CC BY-SA 4.0.
