Verjuice

Picking green grapes for making verjuice. Tacuinum Sanitatis (1474). Paris, Bibliothèque nationale

Verjuice (/ˈvɜːrˌs/ VUR-jooss; from Middle French vertjus 'green juice') is a highly acidic juice made by pressing unripe grapes, crab-apples or other sour fruit.[1] Sometimes lemon or sorrel juice, herbs or spices are added to change the flavor. It also goes by the name Verjus.[2]

  1. ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed. (1989)
  2. ^ "Verjus". Bon Appétit. Condé Nast. 2007-11-19. Archived from the original on 2023-10-17. Retrieved 2023-12-23.