marinade sèche
The English phrase "dry rub" is translated into French as marinade sèche.
In culinary contexts, marinade sèche describes a spice blend applied to meat or fish without the use of oil or liquid.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is a literal translation where marinade refers to the seasoning mixture and sèche means "dry".
Did you know?
- The word marinade comes from the Italian marinata, meaning 'soaked in seawater'. Using it to describe a sèche or 'dry' mixture is a linguistic contradiction.
- If you are describing the action of applying the seasoning, you use the verb frotter, which is the same word French speakers use for 'scrubbing' a floor or 'rubbing' a surface.
- While marinade sèche is correct, many French food bloggers and chefs actually use the English term 'dry rub' directly when discussing American-style barbecue.
Examples in context
- J'utilise un mélange d'épices sèches pour assaisonner mes côtes de porc avant de les griller.I use a dry rub to season my pork ribs before grilling them.
- J'ai préparé une marinade sèche pour le poulet.I prepared a dry rub for the chicken.
- Cette marinade sèche donne beaucoup de goût au porc.This dry rub gives the pork a lot of flavor.
- Il faut appliquer la marinade sèche uniformément sur le poisson.You must apply the dry rub evenly over the fish.
Example conversation
Emma and Nathan are preparing a barbecue in their garden.
- EmmaNathan, est-ce que tu as la marinade sèche ?Nathan, do you have the dry rub?
- NathanOui, elle est sur la table de la cuisine.Yes, it is on the kitchen table.
- EmmaParfait, je vais l'utiliser pour la viande.Perfect, I am going to use it for the meat.
- NathanSuper, ça va être délicieux !Great, it is going to be delicious!
