hollandaise sauce

[ hol-uhn-deyz, hol-uhn-deyz ]

noun

1. a sauce of egg yolks, butter, lemon juice, and seasonings.

hollandaise sauce

/ ˈhɒlənˌdeɪz; ˌhɒlənˈdeɪz /

noun

1. a rich sauce of egg yolks, butter, vinegar, etc, served esp with fish

Word History and Origins

Origin of hollandaise sauce¹

First recorded in 1905–10, hollandaise sauce is from French sauce hollandaise “Dutch sauce”

Word History and Origins

Origin of hollandaise sauce¹

C19: from French sauce hollandaise Dutch sauce

Example Sentences

Most any time of year, I have plenty of reasons to make hollandaise sauce.

From Salon

Hùng: I liked the fish with the hollandaise sauce.

From Salon

Viewers may emerge from “The Taste of Things” desperate to find a restaurant that serves a good vol-au-vent, a turbot in hollandaise sauce or the meringue-coated ice cream confection known as baked alaska.

From New York Times

Hollandaise sauce is a notoriously difficult emulsion to prepare.

From Salon

There were oysters, salmon with Hollandaise sauce, beef, squab, duck, roast chicken, green peas, parsnip purée and Victoria pudding.

From New York Times