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‖ cassoulet|kasulɛ| [Fr. (19th c.), dim. of dial. cassolo tureen, stew-pan.] A stew-pan; hence, a ragout, orig. a regional speciality of Languedoc, consisting of meat (esp. duck, goose, or pork) and haricot beans.
[1939M. Mosser Good Maine Food 93 The only satisfactory way to cook an old wild goose is to..place the strips in a bean pot, cover them with a quart of pea beans and a pound of salt pork, and bake 8 hours in a slow oven. This dish, in the south of France, would be called a cassoulet.] 1940G. Wescott Pilgrim Hawk 65 They always telephoned a certain small unsuccessful restaurant to prepare a supreme cassoulet which took two days. 1942B. Breuer in 55 Short Stories from ‘New Yorker’ (1949) 328 A casserole, the veritable French cassoulet, and inside..squabs and tiny vegetables. 1959Times 16 Feb. 11/3 Cassoulet is one of the great dishes of rural French cooking. 1963N. Freeling Because of Cats xi. 168 Good lunch... Cassoulet. Beans with goose. |