blancmange
noun
blanc·mange
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Definition of blancmange
: a usually sweetened and flavored dessert made from gelatinous or starchy ingredients and milk
Examples of blancmange in a Sentence
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The velvety blancmange, made with tofu, has the consistency of panna cotta and the mild flavor of rice pudding. — Jessica Henderson, The New Yorker, "Udon Takes On New Texture at Hanon," 12 July 2019 Some are subtle—in the restaurant’s famous bar room chocolate cake, first developed by pastry chef Albert Kumin, Yosses has replaced its heavy buttercream with chocolate ganache—and others, like his sweet pea and mint blancmange, a bit more bold. — Marley Marius, Vogue, "Meet Bill Yosses, the Four Seasons Restaurant’s Brilliant Pastry Chef," 5 May 2019 Quiveringly pink, the wider-than-high, five-tiered Viktor & Rolf blancmange of a gown from the brand’s Spring 2019 Couture fair filled the foyer of Milan’s historic Teatro Gerolamo. — Luke Leitch, Vogue, "“From Sun Kings to Drag Queens:” Alessandro Michele, Anna Wintour, and Andrew Bolton Set Up Camp in Milan," 22 Feb. 2019 Take your pick: blancmange, tipsy cake, charlotte russe with ladyfingers, cornflake macaroons, sea foam frosting. — Barbara Mahany, chicagotribune.com, "Retro cookbooks offer comforts from another era for these uncertain times," 29 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'blancmange.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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blancmange
noun
English Language Learners Definition of blancmange
British
: a cold, sweet dessert that looks like jelly formed into a shape
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