saucisson


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saucisson

(ˈsəʊsiːˌsɒn)
n
1. a type of firework made from a paper or canvas tube filled with gunpowder
2. (Mining & Quarrying) another name for saucisse
3. (Fortifications) another name for saucisse
[French augmentative of saucisse sausage]
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The latter had embrasures, and the overseer of the works called successively men who, with cords, tied the saucissons and cut the lozenges and right angles of turfs destined to retain the matting of the embrasures.
With full-on silky, plummy red berry fruit, while it's a perfect match with the region's signature dish (there's a tiny bit of oak influence), it can be served lightly chilled too and tastes particularly summery with a spread of mild cheeses and simple saucisson.
It can be served lightly chilled, too, and tastes particularly summery with a spread of mild cheeses and simple saucisson.
They serve rare Kintoa ham from the remotest part of the basque country, duck breast saucisson from Les Landes or venison saucisson from the Lorraine territory to name a few.
To start, my girlfriend and I decided to share three 'Hors d'oeuvres' - olives ([pounds sterling]2.80), saucisson sec ([pounds sterling]3.75) and an anchovy pissaladiere ([pounds sterling]4.45).
Foods on sale include fine cheeses from Le Specialiste du Fromage, established now for over half a century and with a range of over 50 cheeses, sourced from almost every region of France; Terre et Mer sell sensational garlic prawns while French Comte specialises in saucisson, the finest cured meat and fuet representing the best artisan cuisine traditions of rural France.
Toulouse's weekend market along the canal is full of the plumpest vegetables and fruits, freshly picked mushrooms, artisanal hams, cheeses, wines and saucisson. This sausage, oftentimes shrouded in mold and mildew, smells of a wet dog, but it is chewy and tastier than any garden-variety of artisanal sausages.

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