What is the correct spelling of this word? It's one I hear on the
television from time to time, used to describe a base of (typically)
onions, carrots & celery, sweated gently. I've never seen it in
writing so I've no idea how to spell it. The above spelling produced
just one food-related reference on Google, so I don't think it's
correct; but no other spelling that I could think of showed up at all!


Thanks,
KF

"Alan" > wrote in message
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> What is the correct spelling of this word? It's one I hear on the
> television from time to time, used to describe a base of (typically)
> onions, carrots & celery, sweated gently. I've never seen it in
> writing so I've no idea how to spell it. The above spelling produced
> just one food-related reference on Google, so I don't think it's
> correct; but no other spelling that I could think of showed up at all!
>
>
> Thanks,
> KF

It is mirepoix. It is traditionally 1/2 onion, 1/4 each carrot and celery.

mirepoix is the correct spelling.

On 10-Apr-2005, (Alan) wrote:

> What is the correct spelling of this word? It's one I hear on the
> television from time to time, used to describe a base of (typically)
> onions, carrots & celery, sweated gently. I've never seen it in
> writing so I've no idea how to spell it. The above spelling produced
> just one food-related reference on Google, so I don't think it's
> correct; but no other spelling that I could think of showed up at all!

It can be spelled as mirepois or mirepoix
http://web.foodnetwork.com/food/web/...,,4048,00.html

A good way to look these things up is on foodnetwork.com, use the search
topic feature. In this case, a search for mir* brought up a list of topics
that included the one of interest.

In article >,
(Alan) wrote:

> What is the correct spelling of this word? It's one I hear on the
> television from time to time, used to describe a base of (typically)
> onions, carrots & celery, sweated gently. I've never seen it in
> writing so I've no idea how to spell it. The above spelling produced
> just one food-related reference on Google, so I don't think it's
> correct; but no other spelling that I could think of showed up at all!
>
>
> Thanks,
> KF

Try mirepoix.
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-Barb, <http://www.jamlady.eboard.com> Cam Ranh Bay food added 4-8-05.
Sam I Am! updated 4-9-05.
"I read recipes the way I read science fiction: I get to the end and
say,'Well, that's not going to happen.'" - Comedian Rita Rudner,
performance at New York, New York, January 10, 2005.

Thanks chaps - very helpful, much appreciated.

"Alan" > wrote in message
om...
> What is the correct spelling of this word? It's one I hear on the
> television from time to time, used to describe a base of (typically)
> onions, carrots & celery, sweated gently. I've never seen it in
> writing so I've no idea how to spell it. The above spelling produced
> just one food-related reference on Google, so I don't think it's
> correct; but no other spelling that I could think of showed up at all!
>
>
> Thanks,
> KF

Mirepoix

kimberly