"One julienned onion..."

[trof]

"That's cut both laterally and longitudinally."
Alton Brown is just cool...and smart.
So...where did the term "julienned" come from?

(signed)
Too Lazy to Google in L.A.*



*Lower Alabama

[Arugula Latte]

1. Julian Lennon coined the term, I'm sure.

signed,
Also Too Lazy to Google

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

2. It's the name of a French cook.

Lost, I assume, to history.

Lots of things are named after chefs that you might not realize.

Caesar salad. Bananas Foster.

"julienned" is also why they call them "french" fries.

[sarge43]

3. No one seems to know

Even the OED is vague. Best guess it comes from the proper name Jules or Julie, but why it does, no answer.

[DawgHouse]

4. I dunno but the Veg-a-Matic is perfect for this!

:)

[rug]

5. Julien is the chef who first cut off a pinky slicing onions longitudinally.

[SOteric]

6. The exact origin of the term julienne is unknown, but likely

is derived from a chef who popularised the technique. It predates both Escoffier and Careme, so I'm thinking there was likely some Chef of old named Jules or Julian or even Julio for which the cut was named.

Perhaps noteworthy is that French Fries are not julienne cut, regardless of Ronco would have you believe. They are batonnet.