Julienning in thickness and about eight or ten "lignes" in length. The onions are cut in half and sliced thinly to give curved sections, the lettuce and sorrel minced, in what a modern recipe would term "en chiffonade". The root vegetables are briefly sauteed, then all are simmered in stock and the "julienne" is ladled out over a slice of bread. Julienning Julienne, allumette, or french cut, is a culinary knife cut in which the food item is cut into long thin strips, similar to matchsticks. Common items to be julienned are carrots for "carrots julienne", celery for "céléris remoulade" or
Frozen vegetables "frozen" pear being a classic delicacy eaten by the Khitan tribes in the Northeastern region of China. In general, boiling vegetables can cause them to lose vitamins. Thus, the process of blanching does have deleterious effects on some nutrients. In particular, vitamin C and folic acid are susceptible to loss during the commercial process, and canned or frozen broccoli for instance loses the entirety of its most valuable nutrient. In addition, studies have shown that thawing frozen vegetables before cooking can accelerate the loss of vitamin C. Over the years, there has been controversy as to whether frozen vegetables are