Macedonia or macédoine is a

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composed of small pieces of

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s. Fruit Macedonia is a fresh

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and is a common dessert in

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and

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. Vegetable Macedonia or ''Macédoine de légumes'' nowadays is usually a cold salad or

hors d'oeuvre An hors d'oeuvre ( ; french: hors-d'œuvre ), appetiser or starter is a small dish served before a meal in European cuisine. Some hors d'oeuvres are served cold, others hot. Hors d'oeuvres may be served at the dinner table as a part of the m ...

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vegetables, in France often including

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. ''Macédoine de légumes'' is also a hot vegetable dish consisting of the same vegetables served with butter. Prepared macédoine, a mixture of diced vegetables and often peas, is often sold canned or frozen. It is sometimes mixed with

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combined with

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stock, making it similar to

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Etymology

The word ''macedonia'' was popularised in the middle of the 18th century to refer to mixed fruit salad. This probably alludes to the diverse origin of the people of

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, but that is "not fully established".''

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'', 3rd edition, 2000
''s.v.''
/ref> It is sometimes said that it refers to the ethnic mixture in 19th century Ottoman Macedonia, but this is not possible, since it is first attested in 1740. Starting later in the 18th century, ''macedoine'' could mean any medley of unrelated things, not necessarily edible.Alan Davidson, (1999) ''The Oxford Companion to Food'', Oxford . '' Littré''. ''

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