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Meringue

Meaning in culinary arts & cooking, with examples

nounCommon term

In culinary arts & cooking, meringue means: A sweet foam made by whipping egg whites with sugar, used baked or as a topping.

In Turkish: mereng, beze karışımı

How it is used

The name can mean the mixture or a baked item made from it.

Example sentences

  1. The lemon tart was topped with soft meringue.

    The foam provides a sweet layer above the filling.

  2. The baked meringues were crisp on the outside.

    The plural refers to individual pieces made from the mixture.

Common collocations

  • whip a meringue
  • baked meringues
  • whiskA tool made of loops of wire on a handle, used to beat air into eggs and cream or to mix sauces smoothly. As a verb, to whisk means to beat with this tool.
  • bakeTo cook food with dry heat in an oven, especially bread, cakes, pastry, biscuits and dishes covered with a crust or sauce.

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