lardon

plural lardons · alternative lardoon

1. uncountableMeat strips used for larding, especially salted pork.

   Too-lean meat or poultry can be “marbled” by the cook, with lardon and a larding needle.

   2006, Jacques L. Rolland, Carol Sherman, “marbling”, in The Food Encyclopedia: Over 8,000 Ingredients, Tools, Techniques and People, Toroto, Ont.: Robert Rose Inc., →ISBN, page 404, column 2

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   Place three or four slices of lardon on top of the meat and cover it with a sheet of paper smeared with butter.

   1949, “Wild Boar between Two Fires”, in Italian Cook Book: Adopted from the Italian of Pellegrino Artusi and Olga Ragusa, 4th edition, New York, N.Y.: S. F. Vanni, →OCLC, page 119

   They’d have had to take out a loan just to walk through the door. Not to judge, but I didn’t see Alta or Maya Watson as two women who were going to take a quick lunch of frisee salad with lardon or Thai duck confit with tamarind and pomegranate drizzle, certainly not at these prices.

   2011, Reed Farrel Coleman, chapter 14, in Hurt Machine (Moe Prager; 7), Cincinnati, Oh.: Tyrus Books, →ISBN, page 76

   Synonyms: larding

2. countableOne of the strips.

   This is a hearty and satisfying soup that is made even more tempting by the crunch of crispy croutons and salty bacon lardons.

   2017, Emily Roux, Giselle Roux, “Split Pea Soup with Crispy Lardons and Croutons”, in New French Table: A Fresh Take on Classic Recipes, London: Mitchell Beazley, →ISBN, “Soups” section, page 27

   Synonyms: larding