ramekin

or ram·e·quin

[ ram-i-kin ]

noun

1. a small dish in which food can be baked and served.
2. a small, separately cooked portion of a cheese preparation or other food mixture baked in a small dish without a lid.

ramekin

/ ˈræmɪkɪn /

noun

1. a savoury dish made from a cheese mixture baked in a fireproof container
2. the container itself

Word History and Origins

Origin of ramekin¹

1700–10; < French ramequin < dialectal Dutch, Middle Dutch rammeken

Word History and Origins

Origin of ramekin¹

C18: French ramequin , of Germanic origin

Example Sentences

You can fill a buttered ramekin or small casserole dish to bake whatever does not fit in the pan.

From Salon

The ruse involves pretending to be from a gum company, offering gum samples, and covertly obtaining a DNA sample by offering a ramekin to throw away the gum.

From Seattle Times

Fair enough, but the pretzel platter felt less so — while served on a cute Minnesota-shaped cutting board with a votive warming a ramekin of beer cheese, the portions of pretzel, cheese, apple and run-of-the-mill kielbasa seemed wildly out of proportion for the $18 price.

From Seattle Times

We also availed ourselves of Daphnes’ only available snack — a prettily thrown-together spread of our own little loaf of hot, crusty bread; slices of tart green apple; orange-fig preserves; and a sizable ramekin of warm Brie dip — and it was also perfect.

From Seattle Times

"By reducing the water to 1/4 cup and microwaving for 60 seconds before adding the egg, their method is not only quicker; it eliminates some of the variables" inherent in microwaving eggs, which can sometimes differ dependent on microwave wattage and power, the ramekin used and the quality or freshness of the egg itself.

From Salon