aspic
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- noun
- /ˈæspɪk/
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aspic
- He had been a polite, serious young man whose brown eyes followed her adoringly as she danced around their kitchen, serving up the harum-scarum meals that used to be her specialty: artichokes with canned crab, tuna in aspic with olives.
- tomato aspic
- eggs in aspic
Examples
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The key to good aspic is that it must be made from homemade meat stock that includes a lot of its own gelatin, and that only enough additional gelatin be added to barely achieve the desired firmness.
Blog text (25) -
The tiny, simulated buntings, barely more than morsels of meat, were nestled in an aspic delicately flavored by the essence of tangerine.
Fiction book (1990) -
It's, it's the aspic for the dinner tonight.
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I particularly wanted the aspic.
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But we can't use the aspic for dinner tonight.
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Janie put the aspic down on the small mahogany table and followed her sister out.
Fiction book (1999) -
An aspic is sort of a beef-flavored Jell-O mold.
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Patricia had quail's eggs in aspic, pale little spheres in translucent coffin shapes of jelly, flecked with sprigs of herbs.
Fiction book (1998) -
The chef prepared a beautiful aspic with shrimp and vegetables for the appetizer.
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For the party, we decided to serve a classic aspic made with beef stock and diced vegetables.
Synonyms
A savory jelly made from cooked meat or fish liquid used to glaze and set dishes
A cold savory jelly made from pig's feet and other pork parts that becomes firm when cooled
Idioms
- Informal
Not changed over time and looking old-fashioned, as if frozen in time
How Gelatinous
Surface Forms
Etymology
Aspic comes from French and originally meant a savory 'jelly' used to cover food. So, an aspic today is meat, fish, eggs, or vegetables set inside a clear, savory jelly.