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Matignon
rough dice
Unlike mirepoix, this a dice is intended as a vegetable side dish or stuffing. It is a Matignon au gras if it includes ham or bacon, or a Matignon au maigre if it’s just vegetables and herbs.
It’s also the rather spiffy home of the Prime Minister of France.
Text © Dana Facaros
Images by Guilhem Vellut, starry