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bouillon

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


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This is also when I deploy what I lovingly think of as my potions and powders: anchovy, tomato paste, miso, soy sauce, fish sauce, bouillon paste or cubes, mushroom and brown gravy powder.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

Onion follows, then one can of the fire-roasted tomatoes alongside garlic powder, onion powder, oregano, black pepper and beef bouillon.

From Salon ● May 19, 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

“Drop a bouillon cube in that cup, will you, dear? The doctor says it’ll build your father up.”

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

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

Fruit soups, broths and bouillons of all kinds play an important part at German luncheons, dinners and suppers, and really some of them are delicious.

From Suppers Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions by Paul Pierce

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 Alexandre Dumas père

In the bouillons only one portion is served to each customer.

From Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris by Henry Labouchere


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