Crossword clues for quenelle
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Quenelle \Que*nelle"\, n. [F.] (Cookery) A kind of delicate forcemeat, commonly poached and used as a dish by itself or for garnishing.
Wiktionary
n. 1 A light dumpling made of lightly spiced minced meat or fish bound with egg and poached. 2 An elliptical shape moulded by chefs from soft foods using two spoons. 3 A gesture which is usually performed by pointing one arm diagonally downwards palm down, while touching the shoulder with the opposite hand. vb. To form a quenelle.
Wikipedia
It can also be served vegetarian, or "nature".
Similar items are found in many cuisines.
Quenelle may also refer to other food items made into an oval or egg shape, such as ice cream, sorbet, or mashed potato quenelles. This extension of the meaning of the word derives from the similarity in shape with the original fish-or-meat quenelle.
The quenelle is a gesture created and popularized by French political activist and comedian Dieudonné. He first used it in 2005 in his sketch entitled "1905" about French secularism, and has used it since in a wide variety of contexts. The quenelle became viral, with many photos posted to the internet showing individuals posing while performing quenelles at mundane places (wedding parties, high school classes, etc.).
In late 2013, following its use by professional footballer Nicolas Anelka during a match, Jewish leaders, anti-racism groups, and public officials in France have interpreted it as an inverted Nazi salute and as an expression of antisemitism. French officials have sought to ban the gesture due to its perceived subtext of antisemitism.
Usage examples of "quenelle".
For dessert, you may be offered the silkiest dark-chocolate quenelle with a stylish Asian sauce of saffron, star anise, and cinnamon, or hazelnut cake topped with creme brulee.
In the darkness Enoch Mirren belched lightly from the quenelles of red snapper they had served him, and scooted around on the floor where he was sitting, trying to locate the source of the annoyed voice.
Bond would have liked to stay outside the town and sleep on the banks of the Loire in the excellent Auberge de la Montespan, his belly full of quenelles de brocket.
When the quenelles are cooked pour the hot bacon and fat over them, and serve.
In the darkness Enoch Mirren belched lightly from the quenelles of red snapper they had served him, and scooted around on the floor where he was sitting, trying to locate the source of the annoyed voice.
Cold winter melon soup, gosling salad with raspberry vinegar, a nice sweetbread and truffles teaser, pike and crayfish quenelles, blackened chicken with ze leetle tiny pink peppercorns, the always chi-chi pasta pesto, of course, and to top it off, lightly baked goat cheese and a daring cucumber-pineapple sorbet.
I think this explains a lot, not least my expanding sense of dismay as the waiter bombarded us with ecstatic descriptions of roulades, ratatouilles, empanadas, langostinos, tagliolinis, con-fits, filos, quenelles, and goodness knows what else.