A French culinary term for hazel grouse or similar game birds, sometimes used as an ingredient in classic French cooking.
From French gelinotte, derived from Old French, ultimately connected to Latin gallina (hen); it's a diminutive form suggesting a small fowl or bird.
French cuisine has specific names for different game birds because cooks needed to know exactly which bird they were preparing—each has different flavor and texture qualities!
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