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Oats Type of cereal grain that is most familiar in North America as a breakfast food.

Oblique Cut Diagonal cut used for long, cylindrical vegetables. Also called the roll cut.

Oeuf (euf) Egg.

Offal Variety meats.

Oie (wah) Goose.

Graisse d’Oie (gress dwah) Goose fat.

Oignon Brûlé (awn yohn broo lay) French for “burnt onion.” A halved onion whose cut surface has been caramelized. Used to color stocks.

Oignon Piqué (awn yohn pee kay) An onion to which a bay leaf is fastened by piercing with a whole clove. Used to flavor simmering liquids.