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Perfect French dessert
Answer for the clue "Perfect French dessert ", 7 letters:
parfait
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A French parfait (parfait glacé), an iced dessert made with egg yolks, sugar, cream, and flavouring (usually fruit), sometimes with the addition of a liqueur. 2 An American parfait, a layered dessert often consisting of fruit, ice cream, pastries, ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
kind of frozen dessert, 1894, French, literally "perfect" (see perfect (adj.)).
Usage examples of parfait.
Il avait dans la tete un parfait cuisinier et une bonne geographie gastronomique de la France.
Edgar Quinet retained all his lofty judgment, Noel Parfait all his mental vivacity, Yvan all his vigorous and intelligent penetration, Labrousse all his animation.
I looked up squinting from the parfaits and coulis and tartes, I saw that Velma was crying.
He ignored the server droid who came to clear the plates and bring out small dessert parfaits and coffee.
I do miss the food: strawberries macerated with balsamic vinegar, sugar and a little mint, Patti Jackson's wonderful watermelon parfait, the incredible focaccia, robiola and white truffle pizza, the carta di musica flatbread, served with sea salt and olive oil, the homemade pasta and freshly made tomato sauces.
It was late, we were exhausted, so we had a bite from room service (soft shell crabs Amandine, oysters and bacon en brochette, parfait praline), bathed, and so to bed.
She wore white gloves too, because her hands got cold working with the soft ice cream so many hours a day, making Mother's Day cakes and birthday treats and sundaes and flying saucers and parfaits and simple plastic cones, all under the auspices of an old man who did his own television commercials and sounded like a candidate for a total laryngectomy.
I just scraped my parfait glass clean and dug into the Theobromos pudding.