
(shad-PONH) - A small piece from end of French loaf, a slice, or a cube of bread that has been rubbed over with a clove of garlic, first dipped in salt. Placed in bottom of salad bowl before arranging salad. A chapon is often used in vegetable salads and gives an agreeable additional flavor.
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(from the article `salad`) ...and fresh herbs. Other vegetables, raw or cookedtomatoes, onions, cucumbers, peppers, beets, and so onmay garnish the green salad. In France a ...
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capon, or castrated chicken.
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capon
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