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I first heard the word chiffonade watching Alton Brown’s Good Eats. He was stir frying some melons (another first – have you ever had a warm melon salad?), and said the next step was to add your chiffonade. Huh? Turns out it was just finely sliced ribbons of basil leaf. Then, I found this great explanation that chiffonade literally means “made of rags” in French at ApartmentTherapy.com
