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	gratin; gratinée grasshopper pie grate grater gratin; gratinée Gravenstein apple Graves Great Lakes lettuce Definition: [GRAH-tn (Fr. gra-TAN); grah-tee-NAY] A gratin is any dish that is topped with cheese or bread crumbs mixed with bits of butter, then heated in the oven or under the broiler until brown and crispy. The terms au gratin or gratinée refer to any dish prepared in such a manner. Special round or oval gratin pans and dishes are ovenproof and shallow, which increases a dish's surface area, thereby insuring a larger crispy portion for each serving. --Copyright (c) 1995 by Barron's Educational Series, from The New Food Lover's Companion, Second Edition, by Sharon Tyler Herbst
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