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béchamel sauce

British  
/ ˌbeɪʃəˈmɛl /

noun

  1. a thick white sauce flavoured with onion and seasonings

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of béchamel sauce

C18: named after the Marquis of Béchamel , steward of Louis XIV of France and its creator

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It also has a triple truffle cheese béchamel sauce, while the crunchy bits on the top of a lasagne are replicated with shavings of pasta sheet.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2023

The cooked chard is dabbed with fresh ricotta and Parmesan, then covered with a creamy béchamel sauce and topped with crunchy breadcrumbs.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2022

In the 1951 edition of “The Joy of Cooking,” the first time hot chicken salad appeared in the book, the dish included a béchamel sauce.

From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2022

From bottom to top you've got your bucatini noodles, ground meat, and béchamel sauce.

From Salon • Jan. 16, 2022

Melt a little béchamel sauce, that must be like blanc-mange, pour it on a plate, and before it has time to cool cover the plate with the slices of chicken.

From Choice Cookery by Owen, Catherine