ail en poudre
Garlic powder in French is ail en poudre.
The term ail en poudre is the standard way to refer to the ground, dehydrated form of garlic used in cooking.
Meaning: ground dehydrated garlic (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of ail (garlic), en (in) and poudre (powder), literally meaning "garlic in powder".
Did you know?
- While ail en poudre is the product, French culture has a deep history of using ail in traditional folk medicine to ward off the plague.
- The word poudre shares an ancient root with the English word 'flour', both descending from the Proto-Indo-European root *pel- meaning 'dust'.
- While ail en poudre is common in recipes, if you are looking for this in a French supermarket, you might see it labeled as ail semoule if the texture is slightly coarser than a fine dust.
Examples in context
- Je vais ajouter de la poudre d'ail à ma recette.I am going to add garlic powder to my recipe.
- N'oubliez pas d'acheter de la poudre d'ail au supermarché.Don't forget to buy garlic powder at the supermarket.
- La poudre d'ail apporte une saveur délicieuse à ce plat.Garlic powder adds a delicious flavor to this dish.
- Tu devrais mettre de l'ail en poudre dans cette sauce.You should put garlic powder in this sauce.
- Le plat est délicieux, mais un peu plus d'ail en poudre ne ferait pas de mal.The dish is delicious, but a little more garlic powder wouldn't hurt.
- J'adore la saveur que l'ail en poudre apporte à mes plats.I love the flavor that garlic powder adds to my dishes.
- J'ai acheté de l'ail en poudre.I bought some garlic powder.
- Ajoute un peu d'ail en poudre.Add a little garlic powder.
- Est-ce qu'il reste de l'ail en poudre ?Is there any garlic powder left?
Example conversation
Lucas and Emma are cooking dinner in the kitchen.
- LucasEmma, est-ce qu'on a de l'ail en poudre ?Emma, do we have any garlic powder?
- EmmaOui, il y en a dans le placard.Yes, there is some in the cupboard.
- LucasParfait, je vais en mettre dans la sauce.Perfect, I will put some in the sauce.
- EmmaN'oublie pas d'en mettre très peu.Don't forget to put only a little.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ail, en, poudre, CC BY-SA 4.0.
