单词 | à la crème |
释义 | à la crèmeadj. Cookery. Prepared or served with cream, or with a cream-based sauce. Frequently as postmodifier in the names of dishes. ΚΠ 1741 Smith's Compl. Housewife (ed. 10) sig. A9v/1 Calves-head a-la Crême. 1775 Duchess of Northumberland Short Tour 63 A loin of veal a la creme. 1838 I. A. Jewett Passages in Foreign Trav. I. xix. 305 I have sometimes ventured into a meringue à la crême, but that rarely. 1899 A. W. Winthrop Diet in Illness & Convalescence 205 Beets or carrots à la crème. 1908 O. Green How to cook Fish xli. 445 Whitefish à la crème. 1959 Good Food Guide 109 Tamar salmon en papillotte, ham soufflé, or chicken à la crème, may appear on the menu. 1989 A. Aird 1990 Good Pub Guide 769 In the evening there are kidneys in red wine, pork à la crème.., and steak. 2011 Guardian (Nexis) 19 Nov. (Family section) 7 We could get sophisticated dishes such as chicken a la creme. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1741 |
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