pommes

Pommes is the plural of pomme, the French word for the fruit of the Malus domestica, commonly known as apples. In French, pommes refers to apples in general and is used to describe varieties (pommes rouges, pommes vertes) as well as apple-based dishes such as tarte aux pommes or compotes.

The term pomme derives from Latin pomum, meaning fruit, and reached its modern form in Old French. The plural form pommes follows the standard French noun pluralization rules.

In culinary usage, pommes primarily denotes apples, which are eaten fresh or used in a wide range of dishes, from pastries to sauces. French recipes frequently feature apples in desserts such as tarte aux pommes and the iconic tarte tatin, as well as baked applications like pommes au four. The word also appears in compound dish names where the ingredient is potatoes rather than the fruit, most notably in pommes frites (French fries) and pommes duchesse (a potato preparation).

Nutritionally, apples are a source of dietary fiber, particularly pectin, and vitamin C, with low fat content. They are commonly consumed raw but are also cooked in numerous ways, including baking, stewing, and puréeing, and their skin contains a notable share of fiber and polyphenols.