à la vapeur
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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He steamed sea bass a la vapeur under a bed of fresh seaweed; and river trout over water perfumed with pine needles, wild mint and other herbs; beef and veal in wine that cooks off its own alcohol content; lobster over a defatted fish stock.
From Time Magazine Archive
He admits that some French specialties simply do not have a minceur equivalent�calf s liver, for example, dries out when cooked a la vapeur, and extravagances like foie gras are obviously not duplicable.
From Time Magazine Archive
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