What does rotisserie mean on a menu?
Rotisserie · French
Roasted on a slowly turning spit so it bastes itself in its own fat as it cooks.
What it does to the food
Evenly browned, crisp-skinned and very juicy, with the fat basting everything as it turns.
Where you’ll see it
Rotisserie chicken, plus porchetta, lamb and duck at French spots, Peruvian chicken joints and markets.
Related words
- a la brasa
- porchetta
- spatchcock