FAQ – Terminology – E.

Ebi – Fresh boiled shrimp (Japanese)

Éclair – Choux pastry baked in finger shape, filled with cream

Edamame – Boiled green soybeans (Japanese)

Edomae Sushi – Small rice balls topped with fish and wasabi (Japanese)

Egg Salad Roll – Sushi roll with hard-cooked eggs, mayonnaise, and green onion

Egg Threads – Lightly beaten eggs poured into hot broth creating threads

Egg Wash – Liquefied eggs with milk or water, used in breading

Ejotes – String beans (Spanish)

Empanada – Small savoury pie from Spain and South America

Emulsion – Small particles of oil suspended in liquid

En Papillote – Technique of cooking (usually fish) in parchment paper

Enchiladas – Folded and baked corn tortillas stuffed with meat (Mexican)

Enoki Mushrooms – Mushrooms with long thin stems topped with tiny white cap

Entrée – In France, first course after soup; in UK, the main dish

Escalope – Thinly sliced food similar to scallopine

Escabeche – Highly seasoned marinade used to flavour and preserve food

Escargot – Edible snail

Espagnole – Basic brown sauce, one of the mother sauces

Espresso – Dark, strong coffee produced by forcing steam through ground beans