velouté
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of velouté
< French: literally, velvety, velvetiness, Middle French velluté, equivalent to vellut- (< Provençal velut velvet ) + -é -ate 1
Vocabulary lists containing veloute
Example Sentences
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The meal began with a garden herb velouté paired with a hearts of palm salad, followed by an ravioli dish featuring herbs from the White House garden.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
Of the five mother sauces that culinary school hopefuls memorize, at least three are based on fond and the technique known as deglazing — these include velouté, espagnole, and sauce tomate.
From Salon ● Jan. 13, 2022
On your plate, you’ll have the choice of a turkey breast roulade with rye bread stuffing, filet mignon with sunchokes or halibut with mushroom velouté.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 9, 2021
The culinary possibilities of scallop roe thrill some chefs, including Angie Mar, the chef of Les Trois Chevaux restaurant in Manhattan, who dreams of putting scallops baked in a roe-spiked velouté on her menu.
From New York Times ● Aug. 23, 2021
It is to be served high on a napkin, with melted butter, common sauce for vegetables, Dutch sauce, velouté or mâitre d'hôtel sauce.
From The Cauliflower by Crozier, A. A. (Arthur Alger)
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