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desestructurar (cooking term)

English translation: deconstruct / deconstructed

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Spanish term or phrase:	desestructurar / desestructurado (cooking term)
English translation:	deconstruct / deconstructed
Entered by:	Deborah Lockett

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17:55 Feb 12, 2012

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Cooking / Culinary / restaurant menu main dish - Mallorca

Spanish term or phrase: desestructurar (cooking term)

Brocheta de pollo con verduras desestructurada con patatas a lo pobre

many thanks in advance for any ideas - Deborah

Deborah Lockett KudoZ activity Questions: 145 (none open) Answers: 7079
Local time: 19:15

deconstruct

Explanation:
I think this is what you're looking for.

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http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976...

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Note added at 13 mins (2012-02-12 18:08:53 GMT)
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http://www.cheftalk.com/t/49716/what-does-deconstructed-mean

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/foodmonthly/futureoffood/stor...

I gave my answer in the infinitive, to match your question. The sentence would read something like "Deconstructed chicken and vegetable brochette served with...

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This is my first foray into "deconstructed" cooking. I saw something about it on the Food Network and tried to look up exactly what it was. I found everything from flavored beef foams making a deconstructed steak to a jar of peanut butter, jar of jelly and a loaf of bread being a deconstructed sandwich.

That makes my fridge a deconstructed buffet.

I am currently of the opinion that there isn't one definition of deconstructed cooking, it's up to the cook - and that throwing "deconstructed" in front of a typical meal makes it sound that much more posh, chic, impressive to The Wife.

This cook is taking a typical meal, separating and rearranging the ingredients yet keeping them all in the same dish, with a similar concept.

Wanting to try my hand at deconstructing - this is a dish I came up with (all on my own!) for Sunday Supper.

- I've posted this because it's quite amusing really!

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Helena Chavarria
Local time: 20:15

Grading comment

both answers are correct and I'm very sorry I couldn't award points to both.
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