Sea Vegetable
Pousse-pierre
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Pousse-pierre is a French name for marsh samphire/Salicornia—saline crunch used with fish in French coastal cuisine. Same jointed green shoots. French fish plates; quick cuisson. Language variety for samphire. Bright and briny.
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French SeafoodQuick Cook
Traits
BrinyCrispFish PairFrenchFrench NameSeasonal
History
FR
Pousse-pierre entered French coastal culinary vocabulary.
FR
French seafood restaurants continued pousse-pierre seasonally.