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remoulade

remoulade

2 7.0
A creamy tangy sauce made from mayonnaise and mustard for fish or salads
  • noun
  • /ˌrɛmʊˈlɑd/
translation icon : remolada
  • To enhance the flavor of your fish tacos, add a generous dollop of remoulade on top.
  • remoulade sauce
  • shrimp remoulade
  • celery remoulade

Examples

  • The remoulade was a trifle tart... but the souffle for dessert more than made up for it.

  • You got to try my remoulade.

  • However, the piquant sauce that came with it, which I think was a remoulade, was crack.

    Blog text (17)
  • I used a lot of that remoulade leftover from the C-BLT, which stepped this sandwich's game up a little bit.

    Blog text (17)
  • The soft-shell crab was crunchy, topped with a thick slice of smoky, salty pancetta, covered with that amazing remoulade!

    Blog text (17)
  • I imagined her commanding a battalion of Mexican maids, all chopping, and as we waited for the bags, he told us what we were going to eat: shrimp with remoulade sauce, chicken with chocolate, poached pears.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • The shrimp was served with a rich and creamy remoulade that complemented the dish perfectly.

  • For the party, we prepared a spicy remoulade sauce to serve alongside the fried calamari.

Synonyms

remoulade sauce
vsremoulade
1 5.9

A cold creamy sauce made from mayonnaise, herbs, and mustard for seafood or salads

is tangier, focusing on spices and mustard rather than specific capers

Compounds

A cold creamy sauce made from mayonnaise, herbs, and mustard for seafood or salads

How Tangy

vinaigrette
28 3.3
cocktail sauce
  • US
4 2.0
remoulade
2 7.0
tartar sauce
7 1.3
mayonnaise
87 1.1

Surface Forms

remoulade singular
remoulades plural

Etymology

Remoulade comes from French and was the name for a sauce made by mixing chopped herbs and spices into mayonnaise or cream. That's why remoulade now means a creamy, tangy sauce often served with seafood or salads.