Skewer

Wooden skewers

A skewer is a thin metal or wood stick used to hold pieces of food together.[1] The word may sometimes be used as a metonym, to refer to the entire food item served on a skewer, as in "chicken skewers". Skewers are used while grilling or roasting meats and fish, and in other culinary applications.

In English, brochette is a borrowing of the French word for skewer. In cookery, en brochette means 'on a skewer', and describes the form of a dish or the method of cooking and serving pieces of food, especially grilled meat or seafood, on skewers; for example "lamb cubes en brochette".[2] Skewers are often used in a variety of kebab dishes.

  1. ^ "skewer". Oxford English Dictionary (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. 1989.
  2. ^ "En brochette definition and meaning". Collins English Dictionary. Retrieved 2018-03-07.