verjus - translation to English
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verjus - translation to English

JUICE
Verjus; Ver jus; Ver juice

verjus         
n. sour grapes, sour juice extracted from some certain types of grapes

Definition

verjuice
['v?:d?u:s]
¦ noun a sour juice obtained especially from crab apples or unripe grapes.
Origin
ME: from OFr. vertjus, from vert 'green' + jus 'juice'.

Wikipedia

Verjuice

Verjuice ( VUR-jooss; from Middle French vertjus 'green juice') is a highly acidic juice made by pressing unripe grapes, crab-apples or other sour fruit. Sometimes lemon or sorrel juice, herbs or spices are added to change the flavour. In the Middle Ages, it was widely used all over Western Europe as an ingredient in sauces, as a condiment, or to deglaze preparations. It is still used to some extent in the American South.

It was once used in many contexts where modern cooks would use either wine or some variety of vinegar, but has become much less widely used as wines and variously flavoured vinegars became more accessible. Nonetheless, it is still used in a number of French dishes as well as recipes from other European and Middle Eastern cuisines, and can be purchased at some gourmet grocery stores. The South Australian cook Maggie Beer has popularised the use of verjuice in her cooking and it is being used increasingly in South Australian restaurants.

Modern cooks use verjuice most often in salad dressings as the acidic ingredient when wine is going to be served with the salad. This is because it provides a comparable sour taste component, yet without "competing with" (altering the taste of) the wine, the way vinegar or lemon juice would.

Called husroum (حصرم) in Arabic, it is used extensively in Lebanese and Syrian cuisine. Known as ab-ghooreh (آب‌غوره) in Persian, it is used extensively in Persian cuisine, such as in Shirazi salad.

Examples of use of verjus
1. Face «aux ragots de bistrot» des autres feuilles des vendanges qui ont disparu depuis («Le coup du milieu», «Les trois de rouge», «Les trois de blanc» et «Le Verjus»), il propose un vrai travail journalistique.