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French term or phrase:	au pistou
English translation:	with basil
Entered by:	Miranda Joubioux

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5:13pm Jun 20, 2007

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French term or phrase: au pistou

Dessert on a menu

Verrine d’abricots au pistou et mousse citronnelle

I am left perplexed. Pistou is a Provençale sauce made of basil and garlic, but I cannot in the least imagine an apricot dessert with basil and garlic.

Could this be referring to something else?

Miranda Joubioux

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Answers: 486

France

with basil

Explanation:
Actually, pistou is a sauce, but it is also JUST cushed basil (No garlic).
There are dessert recipes with basil or mint to decorate and add a peculiar taste, especially in gourmet restaurants and homemade desserts for the Summer.

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Note added at 16 mins (2007-06-20 17:30:19 GMT)
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typo mistake : crushed basil

Selected response from:

Delphine Joly
United States

Note from asker to answerer

Thanks - they use a lot of unusual things with desserts, such as rosemary, lavender, so I guess basil isn't too unusual, I'm just surprised they didn't say "au basilic" - I suppose it's to be posh.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided
4 +12	with basil	Delphine Joly
1 -1	typing mistake?	lindaellen

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8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

typing mistake?

Explanation:
Could it be a typing error for pistachio?

lindaellen
Switzerland
Native speaker of:

English

16 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +12

with basil

Explanation:
Actually, pistou is a sauce, but it is also JUST cushed basil (No garlic).
There are dessert recipes with basil or mint to decorate and add a peculiar taste, especially in gourmet restaurants and homemade desserts for the Summer.

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Note added at 16 mins (2007-06-20 17:30:19 GMT)
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typo mistake : crushed basil

Delphine Joly
United States
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 4

Note from asker to answerer

Thanks - they use a lot of unusual things with desserts, such as rosemary, lavender, so I guess basil isn't too unusual, I'm just surprised they didn't say "au basilic" - I suppose it's to be posh.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

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Cervin: It could be this- we had icecream in a basil sauce in a posh Swiss restaurant last year-we didnt like it-the tastes -to us -didnt compliment each other

7 mins

-> Thank you :)

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danièle davout: on trouve même des cakes à l'abricot et à la lavande à déguster avec une compote d'abricots au curry !

22 mins

-> Merci :)

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MurielP

25 mins

-> thank you :)

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Tony M

26 mins

-> Thank you Tony :)

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Matthias Quaschning-Kirsch: It is the corsian spelling for "pesto". However, pistou only contains basil and olive oil.

26 mins

-> Thank you :)

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Melzie

29 mins

-> thank you :)

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NancyLynn: with only basil and olive oil, but no garlic, cheese or pine nuts, it might be worth a try... maybe. We learn something new every day!

45 mins

-> I think so too ! Thank you :)

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Mark Nathan

52 mins

-> Thank you :)

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James Roberts: Funnily enough Gordon Ramsay (a British chef with three Michelin stars) made a peach-based dessert on television last night which had basil in the sauce.

2 hrs

-> Thank you James :)

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cmwilliams

2 hrs

-> Thank you :)

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Alison Jeffries-Thierry

6 hrs

-> thank you :)

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JOHN A: Of course... Gordon Ramsay is not the only one, nor did he invent it, however good he is. Herbs have been used in sweet dishes for centuries...

15 hrs

-> thank you :)

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French: au pistou

English translation: with basil