bain-marie
See also: Bain-Marie
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French bain-marie, from Medieval Latin balneum Mariae (literally “Maria's bath”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbain-marie (plural bains-marie)
- (cooking) A large pan containing hot water, into which other smaller pans are set in order to cook food slowly, or to keep food warm.
- 2003, Ronald H. Schmidt, Gary E. Rodrick, Food Safety Handbook, page 511:
- Steam tables, bains marie, and chaffing dishes require that an accurate external probe thermometer be used.
- A unit comprising an array of such pans.
Synonyms
edit- water bath
- steam table (not always differentiated)
- double boiler (not always differentiated)
Translations
editpan containing hot water
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French
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editCalque of Medieval Latin balneum Mariae (literally “Maria's bath”), a reference to the early alchemist Maria Prophetissima (also known as Mary the Jewess).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbain-marie m (plural bains-marie)
- (cooking) double boiler, bain-marie (hot water bath made out of two containers)
- 1836, Burnet (M), Dictionnaire de cuisine et d'économie ménagère: à l'usage des maîtres et maîtresses de maison, fermiers, maîtres-d'hôtel, chefs de cuisine, chefs d'office, restaurateurs, pâtissiers, marchands de comestibles, confiseurs, distillateurs, &c. ..., page 35
- On met les bouteilles dans le bain-marie, le goulot et le bouchon hors de l’eau, et on allume. Le bain-marie peut se faire dans toute espèce de chaudière ou de vase rempli d’eau que l’on fait bouillir. Quand les bouteilles ont passé dans le ...
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- 1836, Burnet (M), Dictionnaire de cuisine et d'économie ménagère: à l'usage des maîtres et maîtresses de maison, fermiers, maîtres-d'hôtel, chefs de cuisine, chefs d'office, restaurateurs, pâtissiers, marchands de comestibles, confiseurs, distillateurs, &c. ..., page 35
Descendants
edit- → German: Bain-Marie
- → English: bain-marie
- → Italian: bagnomaria (calque)
- → Polish: bemar
- → Portuguese: banho-maria (calque)
- → Spanish: baño maría (calque)
Further reading
edit- “bain-marie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- bain-marie on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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