Regional specialties

Quenelles lyonnaises

Soft dumplings often baked with a sauce, plain or flavored with fish.

Say it: kuh-NEL (approximate English pronunciation)

Lyonnais quenelles have a light, yielding texture and are commonly finished in the oven with sauce. Pike is a familiar flavor, though plain and other versions exist. The sauce matters: tomato, cream-based preparations and Nantua-style sauces create different dishes. The culinary word quenelle can also describe a spoon-shaped scoop, so read what is actually being served.

Names to look for on menus

quenelle lyonnaise, quenelles lyonnaises, quenelle de brochet, quenelles de brochet, pike quenelle, pike quenelles

Explore its regional connections: Lyon & Lyonnais

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