What is the difference between a caserole and a gratin?!


Question: AU GRATIN
–adjective Cookery. cooked or baked with a topping of either browned bread crumbs and butter or grated cheese, or with both.

CASSEROLE
1. a baking dish of glass, pottery, etc., usually with a cover.
2. any food, usually a mixture, cooked in such a dish.


Answers: AU GRATIN
–adjective Cookery. cooked or baked with a topping of either browned bread crumbs and butter or grated cheese, or with both.

CASSEROLE
1. a baking dish of glass, pottery, etc., usually with a cover.
2. any food, usually a mixture, cooked in such a dish.

a casserole is a general term for an all in one dish and a gratin specifically has chesse in it.

A food cooked in a casserole can also be an au gratin dish. "Au gratin" means with cheese. A casserole is a dish, or a recipe that's cooked in a casserole dish. They don't always have cheese in them.

casserole is the dish ( container). Gratin is the food being cooked in it, usually a cheese and / or creamed dish.





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