béchamel sauce
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of béchamel sauce
C18: named after the Marquis of Béchamel , steward of Louis XIV of France and its creator
Example Sentences
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It also has a triple truffle cheese béchamel sauce, while the crunchy bits on the top of a lasagne are replicated with shavings of pasta sheet.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2023
The cooked chard is dabbed with fresh ricotta and Parmesan, then covered with a creamy béchamel sauce and topped with crunchy breadcrumbs.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2022
In the 1951 edition of “The Joy of Cooking,” the first time hot chicken salad appeared in the book, the dish included a béchamel sauce.
From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2022
The mirepoix is topped with Greek béchamel sauce, invented by Nikolaos Tselementes, an early-20th-century Greek chef who brought the mother sauce to Greece.
From Salon • Jan. 16, 2022
Take up each carefully, and with the end of a silver knife or small spoon cover the edges with the béchamel sauce, which must be nearly set for this purpose.
From Choice Cookery by Owen, Catherine
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