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confit

[kawn-fee, kawn-fee] / kɔnˈfi, kɔ̃ˈfi /


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On Wednesday, they served a mussel dish with garlic confit and serrano chili developed by his breakfast sous chef.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 13, 2025

The couple made the place their own by lining open shelves with vintage cafe pitchers, old stoneware confit pots and sgraffito ceramics by the Marseillais potter Vincent Verde.

From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2024

As rice bowls go, Street Eats’ $14 lunch bowls are meatier with less fillers, though you should shell out the extra $4 for the excellent awarma lamb confit.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 13, 2023

Caron invented dishes such as tomato confit, fennel and tulip bulb salad and oysters with tulip bulbs.

From Salon • May 4, 2023

As the chicken’s fat and juices drip down onto the alliums, they don’t just roast — they confit in that fat, their many layers softening into satin in the oven’s heat.

From Washington Post • Feb. 16, 2023




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