calipee
- noun
- /ˈkælɪpi/
- Archaic
- The chef added calipee to the pot, giving the turtle soup its rich flavor and silky texture.
Examples
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The meat was flavorful, and the fatty tissue found under the shell, called calipee and calipash, was dried and used to make the turtle soup so popular with European royalty in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Academic text (1994) -
However, this was apparently not the classical gelatinous soup made from the calipee (Schroeder, 1924), but some concoction of meat and broth.
Academic text (1994) -
Calipee is an essential ingredient in traditional turtle soup, prized for its unique taste.
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For the authentic recipe, be sure to include some calipee from the turtle's shell.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Calipee names the yellow, jelly-like substance from the lower shell of a turtle used as an ingredient in turtle soup. A helpful way to remember it is to link calipee with the similar word calipash, which refers to the shell, and picture a soft cup of 'jelly' under the shell, so calipee is the edible part 'from the shell' that adds flavor.
