quenelle
noun
que·nelle
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Definition of quenelle
: a poached oval dumpling of pureed forcemeat (as of pike) often served in a cream sauce
Examples of quenelle in a Sentence
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The cod’s flesh, meanwhile, becomes fish cakes as fluffy as French quenelles. — Fortune, "Restaurant Review: Iceland’s Slippurinn Is an Ephemeral Culinary Destination," 11 Aug. 2019 This dessert, a quenelle of red berry sorbet perched on top of mascarpone tinged green with basil oil, is very factory pomo with its straight angles and neon coloring. — Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, "What does luxury mean for the modern restaurant critic?," 5 Aug. 2019 For example, his version of quenelles, poached pike dumplings, has a crispy shell. — Mary Winston Nicklin, Condé Nast Traveler, "Why Food Lovers Should Visit Lyon This Fall," 11 June 2019 The quenelle-like fishballs were at once springy and creamy, the rice noodles supple, the broth clear and sure of purpose. — Matt Gross, New York Times, "Where to Find Bangkok’s Best Street Food While You Can," 9 Apr. 2018 Filet of sole meunière with brown butter and lemon, quenelles de brochet, and the floating island dessert of custard and meringue. — Alyse Whitney, Bon Appetit, "Martha Stewart’s 5 Best Meals of All Time," 20 Mar. 2018 Choices include quenelles of pike with lobster sauce, vichyssoise, gnocchi parisienne, rabbit ragout and skate amandine. — Phil Vettel, chicagotribune.com, "Le Bouchon celebrates 25th anniversary with $38 menu," 6 June 2018 Classics like pike quenelles, roast chicken for two with foie gras stuffing, leg of lamb with potato gratin, and several seasonal vegetable preparations bolster the menu. — Florence Fabricant, New York Times, "French Fare From a Comfort Food Veteran in the West Village," 22 May 2018 Her dense little matzo balls have the presence of quenelles. — Jonathan Gold, latimes.com, "Jonathan Gold beholds the brisket spectacle at Freedman's, a Jewish-ish deli in Echo Park," 18 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'quenelle.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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