Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
régénérer
English translation:
prepare for service
- The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2022-04-09 18:54:18 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
Apr 6, 2022 08:52
2 yrs ago
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French term
régénérer
French to English
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Cooking / Culinary
Swiss French
This is about an on-board catering service on a tourist train. I am not sure what means in this context. I thought it meant prepare, but then it says the food is already prepared. Thanks in advance for your suggestions!
Context:
Les produits de restauration devraient être régénérés à l’intérieur du train dans un espace dévolu, mais préparés en amont. Les produits du terroir seront mis en avant.
Context:
Les produits de restauration devraient être régénérés à l’intérieur du train dans un espace dévolu, mais préparés en amont. Les produits du terroir seront mis en avant.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +9 | prepare for service |
Tony M
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| 4 +4 | to regenerate |
MassimoA
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| 3 | refreshed |
Anne Maclennan
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Proposed translations
+9
5 mins
Selected
prepare for service
I see your problem!
I'm pretty sure it means things like re-heating, unwrapping, portioning, etc.
This is a common requirement in catering: some outlets may prepare food for presentation, but are not allowed to cook from scratch.
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Note added at 1 hr (2022-04-06 10:42:48 GMT)
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Samuël has kindly provided a solid ref. for us in the 'Discussion' which confirms.
In view of the fact thet 'régénérer' is a technical term that avoid having to say 'reheated', it seems appropriate to employ an equivalent 'euphemism' in EN too!
Of course, in many cases, it will in any case mean 'thawed out to room temperature', in which no literal 'heating' is involved.
Thanks a lot, Samuël!
I'm pretty sure it means things like re-heating, unwrapping, portioning, etc.
This is a common requirement in catering: some outlets may prepare food for presentation, but are not allowed to cook from scratch.
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Note added at 1 hr (2022-04-06 10:42:48 GMT)
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Samuël has kindly provided a solid ref. for us in the 'Discussion' which confirms.
In view of the fact thet 'régénérer' is a technical term that avoid having to say 'reheated', it seems appropriate to employ an equivalent 'euphemism' in EN too!
Of course, in many cases, it will in any case mean 'thawed out to room temperature', in which no literal 'heating' is involved.
Thanks a lot, Samuël!
Peer comment(s):
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abe(L)solano
: prepare(d) for service/presented
24 mins
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Thanks, Abe!
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Samuël Buysschaert
35 mins
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Merci, Samuël !
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Victoria Britten
47 mins
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Thanks, Victoria!
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Yvonne Gallagher
1 hr
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Thanks, Yvonne!
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Sarah Bessioud
: Absolutely!
1 hr
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Merci, Sarah !
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Conor McAuley
: Fully convinced by Sam's Discussion entry.
1 hr
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Thanks, Phil!
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Stephanie Benoist
6 hrs
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Merci, Stephanie !
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Daryo
1 day 12 hrs
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Thanks, Daryo!
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Elisabeth Gootjes
1 day 23 hrs
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Thanks, Elisabeth!
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Comment: "Thank you!"
5 mins
Anne Maclennan
Native in English
Fr,De to En,LlB, BSc(Geosciences)
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English
refreshed
I sense the presence of micro-wave cooking here! The dishes are all pre-prepared, loaded onto the restaurant car and when ordered, heated up or "refreshed" in some other way. The train kitchen does not cook from raw ingredients.
Peer comment(s):
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Tony M
: I think as the term 'refreshed' has a specific technical meaning in cooking, it would be unwise to employ it here in a more general sense.
19 mins
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+4
8 hrs
to regenerate
Food regeneration is a process whose purpose is to maintain the quality of the food, trying to bring frozen or packaged foods to the temperature of consumption.
"Refreshed" is not the same thing.
"Refreshed" is not the same thing.
Peer comment(s):
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SafeTex
: A few references might have helped but on the other hand, we can search for and find them ourselvse
4 hrs
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Cyril Tollari
4 hrs
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ph-b (X)
: See discussion.
10 hrs
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Anastasia Kalantzi
: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https:/...
1 day 3 hrs
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Discussion
Very interesting process, mainly because food is hard to eat long time after being prepared. The reference supplied by Monsieur Cyril Tollari seems enough to clear it. : )
https://qualifications.vtct.org.uk/finder/unitpdf/UV11067.pd...
Dish specifications: Follow the instructions for preparing/cooking/rehydrating/regenerating (amounts, consistency, texture, times).
"Si vous travaillez dans une cuisine professionnelle et plus particulièrement dans le secteur communautaire, vous saurez que les aliments sont habituellement cuits et réfrigérées pour l’entreposage au froid. Au moment du service, ceux-ci sont chauffés pour atteindre le restaurant à la température optimale dans un processus appelé régénération."
https://mychef.distform.com/fr/5-regles-dor-pour-regenerer-l...
"La régénération est le processus par lequel un aliment cuisiné maintenu en réfrigération ou congélation est soumis à un traitement thermique qui élève sa température jusqu'à la température de service (au moins 65 ºC) afin de le servir dans des conditions d'hygiène et gastronomiques."
https://hosteleria.araven.com/sites/default/files/guide_pour...
HYGIÈNE ET SÉCURITÉ ALIMENTAIRE DANS LA MANIPULATION ET LA CONSERVATION DES PRODUITS PRÉPARÉS COVID-19.
"Restituer la température de consommation à des aliments ou mets préparés à l'avance et conservés réfrigérées ou surgelées sans modification d'aspect ni de saveur "
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