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Delicate dessert
Answer for the clue "Delicate dessert ", 7 letters:
souffle
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A soufflé is a light, fluffy, baked dish made with egg yolks. It may also refer to: Soufflé (cookware) , a ramekin for soufflés Souffle (heart sound) , medical term Souffles (magazine) , Moroccan quarterly magazine of the 1960s Lemon Souffle , a racehorse ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
light dish, sometimes savory but usually sweet, 1813, from French soufflé , noun use of past participle of souffler "to puff up," from Latin sufflare , from sub- "under, up from under" (see sub- ) + flare "to blow" (see blow (v.1)).
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. light fluffy dish of egg yolks and stiffly beaten egg whites mixed with e.g. cheese or fish or fruit
Usage examples of souffle.
Il entendait parfois son souffle et des murmures de psaumes, quand il se taisait.
This was a way she could learn about Soufflé without having to meet him.
It spoke in Tentacular, but Soufflé could understand that well enough.
Someone as suitable for him as Sesame was for Soufflé, or Claire for Sammy.
Then Soufflé slithered across to join her, and they twined tails, no longer cursed.
Her figure ballooned out wherever her tightly fitted orange dress would permit, and her hair puffed like a chocolate soufflé above her dimpled dumpling face.
On open shelves stood omelet pans, soufflé dishes, copper bowls, a fish poacher, salad baskets, and a few culinary objects that remained a mystery to the uninitiated.
Spinach soufflé, stir-fried shrimp and watercress salad would have to wait for an adults only dinner.
Self-consciously, Veronique began to assemble the utensils she would need to create a souffle In her nervousness, she banged the top of a double boiler into its base with a clang.
With a little gentle prompting from her host she decided on souffle Eleonora, followed by filets de barbue all champagne and obediently drank the excellent sherry she was offered.
The meal was delicious: artichoke soup, fillets of sole with lobster sauce, a winter salad and to finish, a hot chocolate souffle served with whipped cream.
Vois, la brise Tourne au nord, Et la bise Souffle et mord Sur ta pure Chevelure Qui murmure Et se tord.
She chose Dubonnet and then, under his guidance, decided on Croquettes de Turbot Sauce Homard followed by a Souffle aux Peches.
Lunch was choice of corn chowder or jellied consomme, cheese souffle, fried chicken, corned beef and cabbage, hominy grits with syrup, egg plant au gratin, little pearl onions scalloped with cucumbers, baked stuffed tomatoes, sweet potato surprise, German-fried Irish potatoes, tossed endive, coleslaw with sour cream, pineapple and cottage cheese with lettuce.
Locken's potato-leek soup was astonishingly piquant and he whipped together a lighter-than-air cheese souffle with as little effort as it would cost Bashir to make toast.