Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
chorogi .
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- noun Plural form of
crosne .
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Examples
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hickory-smoked pecans tinged with maple and bacon; crunchy little scroll-shaped tubers called crosnes, dolloped with dusky clouds of smoked ricotta; a froth-topped cup of bisquey lobster
Phillies Zone 2011
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hickory-smoked pecans tinged with maple and bacon; crunchy little scroll-shaped tubers called crosnes, dolloped with dusky clouds of smoked ricotta; a froth-topped cup of bisquey lobster
Phillies Zone 2011
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You get the radishes, 3 colors in one bunch, pick up some of the skinniest asparagus I've ever seen, you gaze in amazement at the crosnes -- maybe they're a vegetable, maybe they're an obese albino potato bug -- and of course you stop to sample a bit of avocado dressed with sea salt and lemon juice.
Archive 2007-04-01 tannaz 2007
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You get the radishes, 3 colors in one bunch, pick up some of the skinniest asparagus I've ever seen, you gaze in amazement at the crosnes -- maybe they're a vegetable, maybe they're an obese albino potato bug -- and of course you stop to sample a bit of avocado dressed with sea salt and lemon juice.
The Perfect Lunch Costs Four Dollars tannaz 2007
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Another uncommon combination-cod and braised red cabbage-sounded improbable, and while it was less combative than I had expected, the dish would have been fine with only its warm hazelnut dressing, toasted hazelnuts and crosnes (similar to Jerusalem artichokes).
Harrison's Upper East Side Taste Preps Up Fringes of Tribeca 2005
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The crosnes confit, a bulbous vegetable that looks like a small Jerusalem artichoke and is sold in Chinatown, was also first-rate.
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I actually phoned them the other day to get some crosnes Chinese artichokes and they told me that I could come and dig them out of the snow.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed MADELEINE WHITE 2012
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Masa's menu features such offerings as roasted partridge with cinnamon poached prunes, Japanese crosnes artichokes, wild rice and cippolini onions.
USATODAY.com News 2010
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A popular big-plate item is crispy Berkshire pork belly, prepared with taro, shishito peppers and kimchi-accented crosnes, tubers sometimes known as Chinese artichokes.
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Now while the dinner will set you back $175, just look at this menu: day boat scallops, preserved meyer lemon and a trilogy of cauliflower; northern halibut, cock's combs (hmm), crosnes et cardoon; whole roasted goat, chick peas and sweet pea tapenade; and an assiette de fromage.
LAist 2009
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