Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

alvéolage

English translation:

air holes

Added to glossary by anna purna
Feb 11, 2005 12:42
19 yrs ago
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French term

alvéolage

French to English Tech/Engineering Food & Drink
The following is from an industrial bakery system document, talkling about flour milling, damaged starch, etc.

Arguments des meuniers face à leurs clients :
- maîtrise des additifs (apport d’amylases mieux maîtrisé, par exemple).
- qualité / aspect du produit fini en terme de volume, régularité des dimensions, ***alvéolage***, coloration, fraîcheur, moelleux.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +4 (air) holes
4 +1 hollowness
4 +1 air holes
4 texture

Discussion

Non-ProZ.com Feb 11, 2005:
'Air holes' sounds like a likely option. I'm thinking of using 'aeration' as a more technical sounding way of phrasing this. If anyone feels this isn't the same thing please let me know...

Proposed translations

+4
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French term (edited): alv�olage
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(air) holes

This refers to the 'air bubbles' you find in bread which can be regular or irregular



The "secret" to huge holes, properly called alveolage, is a well mixed dough, a
long, thorough fermentation, preferably with a few turns early on, skillful ...
www.bread-bakers.com/archives/digests/v104n035.txt - 11k


Very dark, crisp, flavorful crust, wonderful stretchy/creamy crumb. (I was pleased to run into the French word alveolage, "the inner structure of holes and bubbles", while reading Steingarten last night, since I'd run out of words to describe how much I liked the texture of Ken's bread.) My purpose is simply to remind you all that when you go to Portland, you need to EAT KEN'S BREAD.
Peer comment(s):

agree Claire Cox : You beat me to it, Anna!
3 mins
agree GILLES MEUNIER
19 mins
agree Michele Fauble
7 hrs
agree Sophie Raimondo
11 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Many thanks for all answers and comments."
+1
5 mins
French term (edited): alv�olage

hollowness

=
Peer comment(s):

agree Ghyslaine LE NAGARD
6 hrs
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+1
22 mins
French term (edited): alv�olage

air holes

Industrial bread is supposed to have regular and tiny air holes as compared with the large and irregular holes often found in homemade bread
Peer comment(s):

agree Michele Fauble
7 hrs
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2 hrs

texture

i.e. the bread has the right number of air holes and they are evenly distributed.
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