"Adam Schwartz" > wrote in
news:JSdNb.65388$I06.301487@attbi_s01:

> > wrote in message
> ...
>> What is the name for stuff (rice etc) that you put under a dish ie
>> lobster to lift it up in presentation?
>> tia
>>
>> Neil McMullen
>> Please reply to Group as my email is fake.
>
> I'm not sure if there is a term for that (in English anyway, I'm
> sure
> the French have a word for it). Perhaps you could call it a
> foundation, or a bed, as in "served over a bed of potatoes".
>
> -Adam
>
>
>

I think you hit it with "bed". I see it used frequently; e.g., on a bed
of pasta, noodles, rice, etc. Recently, I saw a menu item for "Spicy
Pork Medallions on a bed of Sautéed Red Cabbage.

Wayne