allemande sauce
- noun
- Specialized
:
salsa allemande
- The chef finished the dish by spooning a delicate allemande sauce over the grilled chicken.
Examples
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They enriched the vegetables with a velvety allemande sauce flavored with lemon.
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The chef prepared a delicious allemande sauce for the fish.
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Mastering allemande sauce is essential for students in French culinary schools.
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Have you ever tasted allemande sauce with chicken?
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The chef finished the dish by spooning a delicate allemande sauce over the grilled chicken.
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They enriched the vegetables with a velvety allemande sauce flavored with lemon.
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Mastering allemande sauce is essential for students in French culinary schools.
Synonyms
A thick rich sauce made from light meat broth and cream, thickened with egg yolks and flavored with lemon
How Rich
8
7.0
- Specialized
- Specialized
1
7.3
20
1.0
28
3.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward type-of compound: 'allemande' denotes a specific velouté-thickened preparation (with egg yolks, cream, lemon) and 'sauce' labels it as a condiment, so the full meaning is directly derivable from the parts. Although 'allemande' is a specialized culinary loanword, the compositional pattern is transparent and would be understood by a learner who knows both constituent meanings.
Etymology
Allemande sauce literally means 'German sauce' in French, and one popular idea is that French cooks named this creamy sauce allemande because it came from, or was used to honor, German cooking. That's why today allemande sauce means a rich, smooth white sauce made from a light base thickened with egg yolks and cream, often brightened with lemon.