criste marine
The English phrase samphire is translated into French as criste marine.
criste marine is a noun used to refer to the plant known as marsh samphire.
Meaning: marsh samphire (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun is feminine, so when you want to say 'the marsh samphire', you use the feminine article la to form la criste marine.
Did you know?
- In French culinary circles, criste marine is often called pois de mer, which literally translates to 'sea pea'.
- In French, the term salicorne is so dominant in markets that a shopper asking for criste marine might be viewed as overly academic or botanical.
- The word criste is related to the word 'crête', meaning 'crest', likely referring to the way the plant grows in waves or ridges along the shoreline.
Examples in context
- On devrait essayer les salicornes, ça a un goût frais et croquant !We should try samphire, it has a fresh and crunchy taste!
- Le restaurant propose une salicorne fraîchement cueillie en entréeThe restaurant offers freshly picked samphire as an appetizer.
- Le criste marine est très salé.The samphire is very salty.
- Il y a du criste marine sur la côte.There is samphire on the coast.
Example conversation
Léa and Gabriel are looking at a menu in a seafood restaurant.
- LéaRegarde, ils servent du poisson avec de la criste marine.Look, they serve fish with samphire.
- GabrielC'est une excellente idée pour accompagner le cabillaud.That's a great idea to accompany the cod.
- LéaJe vais en commander une portion pour nous deux.I'm going to order a portion for the both of us.
- GabrielParfait, j'aime beaucoup la criste marine.Perfect, I like samphire a lot.
