Ooh la la

I was today years old, as the kids say, when I learned that the formal and former name of the melon baller is the parisienne scoop.  Balls cut from fruits or vegetables are parisiennes.

2 Responses to “Ooh la la”

  1. KTO

    …I am startled to learn this today. I thought I had my obscure kitchen nomenclature well settled.

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  2. Jed

    Neat! And I hadn’t previously encountered “today years old.”

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