blanquette
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of blanquette
From French, dating back to 1740–50; see origin at blank, -ette
Example Sentences
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How could a veal blanquette or an entrecôte with morels and cream hold a candle to white bean foam with sea urchins or spherical melon caviar?
From New York Times • Nov. 27, 2021
Ratatouille, veal blanquette, guinea fowl wrapped in cabbage, boeuf bourguignon and fondue weren’t fancy company cooking.
From Washington Post • Sep. 10, 2018
A few years ago, Smith was vacationing in France with Tamyka and dining on blanquette de veau.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 6, 2016
Once upon a time, French chefs, say…spent every day of their lives making coq au vin, or blanquette de veau.
From Forbes • Jan. 13, 2015
She demanded other dishes, special preparations, sauces g/acees, a blanquette of veal seasoned with oysters, chapon Flandrois in white wine, pluck and numbles rubbed with Ceylon herbs.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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