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bouillon

[bool-yon, -yuhn, boo-yawn] / ˈbʊl jɒn, -jən, buˈjɔ̃ /


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If you don’t have enough bones, Celenza says you can always do a 50/50 fortified stock using bouillon or even a flavor packet from ramen to round out the meaty flavor.

From Salon Jul. 2, 2026

And because I had already used my good stock earlier in the week for pastina, I improvised with bouillon cubes dissolved in hot water and zhushed up with a little white miso and garlic powder.

From Salon May 12, 2026

At Unilever, brands such as Hellmann’s mayonnaise and Knorr bouillon have long been paired with personal-care icons like Dove and Axe.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 8, 2026

The bouillon used as a base for the soup can be made in advance, but everything else must be prepared on site.

From Barron's Feb. 19, 2026

And he himself brought her the golden-brown bouillon, in a dainty Sèvres cup, with a flaky cracker or two on the saucer.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin

Unilever’s is close to $140 billion and its food business, which also houses brands including Knorr bouillons and seasoning, could be worth tens of billions of dollars.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 19, 2026

The word shares a root with restaurant, a term that goes back to pre-revolutionary France, when aristocrats made a show of their delicate constitutions by sipping health-giving bouillons in public dining rooms.

From New York Times Dec. 27, 2016

The most important application of inosite-free bouillon is its use in the preparation of sugar bouillons, whether glucose, maltose, lactose, or saccharose, of exact percentage composition.

From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by Eyre, J. W. H. (John William Henry)

The next day, Henri took four bouillons in bed instead of two, and then sent for MM. de Villeguie and D'O to come to his room, to speak about a new financial edict.

From The Forty-Five Guardsmen by Dumas père, Alexandre

One of the most succulent of these bouillons was called restaurant divin.

From Paris from the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 1 by Walton, William




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