Difference between revisions of "English culinary terms from French"
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Revision as of 13:56, July 31, 2007
During the Norman Conquest, the French were in control of the English speaking world. From this period, many law and culinary terms entered the English language.
As the English speaking lower classes dealt with the animal itself, these words remain in use in English for the animal. The French speaking higher classes rarely dealt with the animal and instead worked with the food.
| Animal | Food | French |
|---|---|---|
| Cow | Beef | bœuf |
| Calf | Veal | veau |
| Pig | Pork | porc |
| Sheep | Mutton | mouton |
| Chicken | Poultry | poulet |