Holy trinity (cuisine)
Encyclopedia : H : HO : HOL : Holy trinity (cuisine)
The holy trinity of cuisine are the three ingredients key to a particular cuisine. The term is most commonly used in reference to Louisiana Creole and Cajun cuisine, where the trinity is chopped celery, bell peppers, and onions.
The name is an allusion to the Holy Trinity of the Christian faith.
Other common holy trinities are:
- the Indian "wet" trinity of garlic, ginger, and onion
- the Szechuan trinity of green garlic, ginger, and chili peppers
- the Thai trinity of galangal, kaffir lime, and lemon grass
- the French Mirepoix of celery, onion and carrot
From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating.
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details.