Forcemeat
/ˈfɔːrsmiːt/noun
A seasoned mixture of finely chopped or ground meat, fish, or vegetables used as a stuffing or filling.
Did you know?Forcemeat is related to the French culinary term farce, which originally meant a stuffing placed inside another food—an edible form of concealment.
Etymological Timeline
1st Century BCE–1st Century CE
Latin
farcīre
“to stuff, cram, or fill”
Late Latin
Latin
farcīmen
“a stuffing or filling”
12th–13th Century
Old French
farce
“a stuffing or filling, especially for meat”
14th Century
Middle English
farce
“a seasoned stuffing used in cooking”
17th Century
English
force-meat
“finely minced and seasoned meat used as a stuffing”
Modern English
English
forcemeat
“a prepared stuffing or filling made from minced ingredients”