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Egg wash

Meaning in culinary arts & cooking, with examples

nounCommon term

In culinary arts & cooking, egg wash means: Beaten egg, sometimes mixed with liquid, brushed onto food before baking.

In Turkish: üzerine sürülen yumurta karışımı

How it is used

Used to affect surface colour and shine or help toppings adhere.

Example sentences

  1. Brush the pastry lid with egg wash before baking.

    The coating influences the pastry's finished surface.

  2. The sesame seeds stuck to the egg wash on the buns.

    The liquid coating helps hold a surface topping.

Common collocations

  • brush with egg wash
  • egg wash coating
  • bakeTo cook food with dry heat in an oven, especially bread, cakes, pastry, biscuits and dishes covered with a crust or sauce.
  • pastry chefA chef who specialises in desserts, pastries, breads and other baked goods and usually runs the pastry section of a kitchen. Also called a pâtissier.

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