What Does Gratins Mean?

Gratin is a culinary technique in which an ingredient is topped with a browned crust, often using breadcrumbs, grated cheese, egg or butter. Gratin is usually prepared in a shallow dish of some kind.

What does the term au gratin mean in cooking?

: covered with bread crumbs or grated cheese and browned (as under a broiler)

What does the French word gratin mean?

When you cook a dish au gratin, you sprinkle it with breadcrumbs and brown the top in a hot oven. ... The phrase au gratin literally means "by grating" in French, or "with a crust," from the verb gratter, "to scrape, scratch, or grate."