Food and Drinks: English Vocabulary List

a method of slow-cooking meat in fat at a low temperature to achieve tender, flavorful results

"The duck confit was very tender."

"Confit is a traditional French preservation method where meat is salted and slowly cooked in its own rendered fat"

a storage room for alcoholic beverages, primarily wine and ale, and sometimes provisions, including food

"The buttery stores fine wine."

"The old cellar served as a buttery, storing wine and provisions for the estate."