name: Potato Gratin
flavor_db_name_variants: potato gratin
source: foodb
status: draft
food_db_id: Potato gratin
id: 847
name_scientific: null
description: Gratin is a widespread culinary technique in food preparation in which an ingredient is topped with a browned crust, often using breadcrumbs, grated cheese, egg and/or butter. Gratin originated in French cuisine and is usually prepared in a shallow dish of some kind. A gratin is baked or cooked under an overhead grill or broiler to form a golden crust on top and is traditionally served in its baking dish. A gratin dish refers to the shallow oven-proof container traditionally used to prepare gratins and similar dishes.
itis_id: null
wikipedia_id: Gratin
picture_file_name: 877.jpg
picture_content_type: image/jpeg
picture_file_size: 97519
picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:33:53.000Z
legacy_id: null
food_group: Dishes
food_subgroup: Potato dishes
food_type: Type 2
created_at: 2011-12-22T22:11:44.000Z
updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:05:35.000Z
creator_id: 2
updater_id: 2
export_to_afcdb: false
category: specific
ncbi_taxonomy_id: null
export_to_foodb: false
public_id: FOOD00847