Meaning & use

Concasse

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A culinary preparation of peeled, seeded, and roughly diced vegetables or fruit, most often tomatoes.

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The chef spooned tomato concasse over the grilled fish.

Making a concasse starts with blanching the tomatoes to loosen their skins.

A note on using this word

Borrowed from French 'concassé,' meaning 'crushed' or 'coarsely chopped,' a standard technique taught in classical culinary training.

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