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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

My favorite section of the neighborhood grocery store happens to be the non-perishable aisle, where boxed broths, bouillon cubes, instant noodles and other handy pantry staples live.

From Salon ● Jun. 13, 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

"First we look at the ingredients -- the bouillon, the vegetables," said Flang Cupido, 63, a cookery teacher taking part as a judge for the fourth time this year.

From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026

The line started to disperse, except a couple of people who actually wanted the bouillon and bread special.

From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson

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

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 William Walton

These bouillons spread between two spaces of straw lace, half an inch wide, one of which forms the edge of the poke, and the other comes at the bottom of the crown.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. by Various

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


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