Sep 19, 2005 12:53
18 yrs ago
Swedish term

fond

Swedish to English Other Cooking / Culinary
"Såser, fonder och marinader".
Proposed translations (English)
5 +2 stock
5 +1 broth
5 bouillon

Proposed translations

+2
2 mins
Selected

stock

Cooking stock, used for making basic soup
Peer comment(s):

agree Mårten Sandberg
2 mins
agree Sven Petersson
12 mins
agree Anna Smedgård
54 mins
disagree Madelen Neikter : please see explanation below
6 hrs
It also depends on your understanding of the word "stock" in English
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8 hrs

bouillon

This is basically the same thing as the other suggestions, and I think it comes down to nuances. My experience is that stock is more akin to what Swedes call buljon (cubes you dissolve in hot water), whereas "fond" is a little more upmarket (in Sweden it's often a liquid in little glass bottles) - so the English use a French word!
Peer comment(s):

neutral Madelen Neikter : Yes, bouillon is similar to broth in terms of its ingredients but is most familiar in concentrated, dehydrated cubes or granules, to which water is added. English borrowed bouillon (and consomme') from French, but broth is the native English word.
12 hrs
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+1
6 hrs

broth

fond/broth jämfört med buljong/stock är kraftigt reducerat med en mycket koncentrerad smak och även lägre salthalt vanligtvis. Stock/buljong består av endast vatten och ben...broth/fond innehåller lite mer än så!

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Note added at 21 hrs 20 mins (2005-09-20 10:13:41 GMT)
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Terence, as Clare said below, there is a fine line between these three, however fond is not exactly the same thing as buljong.
Peer comment(s):

agree Christine Andersen : I tend to use broth for this... it sounds more 'home made' and less packaged, which is important in some cases.
21 days
Thank you Christine!
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