What does "en-papillote" mean?

A method of cooking, where the food is wrapped in a pouch made of culinary parchment paper, and then cooked in an oven.

What is a synonym for "en-papillote"?

Common synonyms include: al cartoccio.

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A method of cooking, where the food is wrapped in a pouch made of culinary parchment paper, and then cooked in an oven. uncountable
"fish baked en papillote"

"Suffice it to say that the partridge wings were served en papillote, and the grey squirrels stewed in madeira."

Borrowed from French en papillote (literally “in paper”), see papillote.

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