Definition

Noun: A small spit or skewer, typically made of metal or wood, used for holding pieces of food together during cooking, especially over a grill or open flame.

Usage

The word "brochette" refers specifically to the cooking utensil itself. It is used to describe the skewer on which food is threaded. * You prepare food on a brochette. * You cook food on a brochette. * A dish consisting of skewered food can be named after the utensil, e.g., "beef brochette."

Examples

• Noun:
  • Thread the chicken and vegetables onto the metal brochette before grilling.
  • The recipe calls for six wooden brochettes, soaked in water first.
  • We ordered the shrimp brochette, which came with three skewers.

Advanced Usage

• By extension: The term can also refer to the prepared dish of food cooked on a skewer.
  • The restaurant's specialty is a lamb brochette with rosemary.

Variants and Related Words

• Skewer (noun/verb): A more common, general synonym for "brochette." To "skewer" food means to pierce it with a skewer.
• Kebab (noun): A dish of pieces of meat, fish, or vegetables roasted or grilled on a skewer. While "brochette" is the skewer, "kebab" is the food item.

Synonyms

• Skewer
• Spit (though a spit is usually larger for roasting whole animals)

Related Phrases

• En brochette: A French culinary term meaning "on a skewer," used to describe the cooking method.
  • The mushrooms were served en brochette.

Noun

1. a small spit or skewer