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béchamel sauce
/ ˌbeɪʃəˈmɛl /
noun
- a thick white sauce flavoured with onion and seasonings
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Word History and Origins
Origin of béchamel sauce1
C18: named after the Marquis of Béchamel , steward of Louis XIV of France and its creator
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Example Sentences
For a maigre dish use fillets of fish, truffles, mushrooms, and Bechamel sauce (No. 3).
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Poulette Sauce:—A bechamel sauce, to which white wine and sometimes eggs are added.
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Drain them, take out the herbs, and season with two glasses of Bechamel sauce (No. 3).
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Then mix two tablespoonsful of good Bechamel sauce (No. 3) with the raw yolk of one or two eggs and add it to the rest.
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"It's the Bechamel sauce on it that you like, I suspect," said Bettina.
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