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THICK SAUCE [6 records]

Record 1 2020-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spices and Condiments
DEF

A thick sauce made from vegetable oil, plant milk, and vinegar or lemon juice, used as a vegan substitute for mayonnaise.

CONT

The big difference between vegan mayonnaise and traditional mayo really comes down to the egg substitute.

Key term(s)
  • vegannaise

French

Domaine(s)
  • Épices et condiments
DEF

Sauce froide qui ressemble à la mayonnaise, mais qui ne contient aucune substance animale.

Spanish

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Record 2 2018-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Recipes
  • Restaurant Menus
OBS

Croquette : A food such as salmon or potatoes that has been puréed and/or bound with a thick sauce(e. g., béchamel), formed into small shapes, breaded and deep-fried.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recettes de cuisine
  • Menus (Restauration)
OBS

croquette : Boulette de composition très diverse, frite après avoir été roulée dans la farine, trempée dans du jaune d'œuf et saupoudrée de chapelure ou de mie de pain fine.

Spanish

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Record 3 2013-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Prepared Dishes (Cooking)
  • Restaurant Menus
DEF

A type of food that has been puréed or bound with a thick sauce, made into small shapes, breaded, and fried.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plats cuisinés
  • Menus (Restauration)
DEF

Mets composé d'aliments hachés et liés, panés à l'anglaise, puis frits à la grande friture.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Platos preparados (Cocina)
  • Menú (Restaurantes)
DEF

Porción de masa hecha con un picadillo de jamón, carne, pescado, huevo, etcétera, que, ligado con besamel, se reboza en huevo y pan rallado y se fríe en aceite abundante.

OBS

Suele tener forma redonda u ovalada.

OBS

croqueta: término utilizado generalmente en plural.

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Record 4 2013-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meats and Meat Industries
  • Recipes
  • Restaurant Menus
CONT

Chateaubriand is a thick cut(weighing approximately 10 ounces, meant to serve 2 people) taken from the middle of the fillet. It is traditionally grilled and then served with a sauce and potatoes. The term refers more properly to a specific recipe than a cut from the tenderloin.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Salaison, boucherie et charcuterie
  • Recettes de cuisine
  • Menus (Restauration)
DEF

Tranche de filet de bœuf, de 3 à 5 cm d'épaisseur, coupée dans le cœur du filet, la partie la plus tendre.

CONT

Le châteaubriand est grillé ou poêlé.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industria cárnica, de fiambres y embutidos
  • Recetas de cocina
  • Menú (Restaurantes)
DEF

Filete grande de carne de res, obtenido del solomillo, generalmente asado con aceite, vino, sal y especias.

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Record 5 2011-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries
DEF

A thick sauce made from tomatoes, vinegar, sugar, etc., used as condiment.

OBS

From the Chinese koechap or kitsiap, originally meaning brine of pickled fish. Now used for spicy sauce or condiment made with juice of fruit or vegetables, vinegar, and spices. Tomato ketchup is a common sauce.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
DEF

Sauce anglo-saxonne épaisse à saveur aigre-douce plus ou moins épicée [...] préparé à base de tomates [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industria alimentaria
DEF

Salsa de tomate condimentada con vinagre, azúcar y especias.

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Record 6 2006-03-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Recipes
  • Pastries (Cooking)
CONT

After a spicy meal, nothing ends it quite as delightfully as a desert of Gula Melaka, also known as Sago Pudding. Gula Melaka is the name of the brown palm sugar tapped from the coconut tree. It has a fragrance so intensely delicious that it needs only the addition of thick coconut cream to create a sauce of unsurpassed richness. This is poured over a simple pudding made from sago pearls.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recettes de cuisine
  • Pâtisserie (Art culinaire)
OBS

pouding : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Key term(s)
  • pudding au sagou

Spanish

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