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Soufflé

Meaning in culinary arts & cooking, with examples

nounCommon term

In culinary arts & cooking, soufflé means: A light baked dish whose rise comes largely from air incorporated in whipped egg whites.

In Turkish: sufle

How it is used

Can be sweet or savoury; the term describes structure rather than a chocolate-only dessert.

Example sentences

  1. The cheese soufflé rose above the rim of its dish.

    The airy mixture expands during baking.

  2. A chocolate soufflé finished the evening's menu.

    The flavour identifies a sweet version of the same dish type.

Common collocations

  • cheese soufflé
  • chocolate soufflé
  • 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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