Food and Cooking
Glossary
X
Xavier
A cream soup or consommé thickened with arrowroot or
rice flour and garnished with diced chicken.
XO
XO stands for 'extra old' and is used to show that a cognac
has been aged for an extended period of time. The legal minimum
for this designation is seven years old but most XO cognacs
are much older than that, many ranging from 20 to 50 years old.
The minimum age of the youngest cognac in the blend must be
at least seven years old. The minimum age of VS (very special)
cognac is two years old and that of VSOP (very superior old
pale) is four years old.
Xylitol
Xylitol, also called wood sugar or birch sugar, is a five-carbon
sugar alcohol that is used as a sugar substitute. It can be
extracted from birch, raspberries, plums, and corn, which is
primarily imported from China and is the most popular source
due to its potential renewability, unlike birch trees.
