Yosh taught me this . . .

My son, nicknamed Yosh, is an enthusiastic chef. He's also quite exacting about chopping, measuring and the use of good knives (Wusthof to be exact). He taught me the following culinary term:

‘Mire poix,’ a French term, means ‘a thousand pieces’. It is a mixture of very finely chopped vegetables, usually onion, leek, carrot and celery, that are sautéed in butter to form a base for many soups and stews.

I created a mirepoix this last weekend, in the process of making a vegetable beef stew.

My son is a good teacher.