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Gratin (recipes) and naveta (iou)


Gratin (recipes)


A gratin is any dish that' s topped with cheese or breadcrumbs mixed with knobs of butter, then heated in the oven or under the grill until brown and crisp. The terms ' au gratin' or ' gratinée' refer to any dish prepared in this way. Special round or oval gratin pans and dishes are ovenproof and shallow, which increases a dish' s surface area, thereby ensuring a larger crispy portion for each serving!Butternut squash gratin

naveta (iou)



naveta noun. E20.
[Catalan. Cf. medieval Latin naveta dim. of navis ship.]
Archaeology. A type of Bronze Age megalithic chambered tomb shaped like an upturned boat and found on the Balearic Island of Minorca.