bechamels
Creamy milk-based sauces
Bechamels is the plural of béchamel, a classic French white sauce made from butter, flour, and milk.
One of the five "mother sauces" in French cuisine, it serves as a base for cheese sauces, cream soups, and dishes like lasagna or croque-monsieur: The chef prepared several bechamels for the cooking demonstration.
Cooked fat-flour paste
simmer · thickening · stirring · saucepan · lumps · consistency · smooth · heating
Baked layered pasta dish
- moussakaLayered eggplant casserole
- croque-monsieurFrench toasted ham sandwich
- gratinsBaked dishes with browned crust
- souffléBaked puffed egg dish
croquettes · macaroni · cannelloni · crepes · vol-au-vent · casseroles
Pioneering French culinary master
- FrenchOf or from Paris's nation
- classicalOf ancient Greece/Rome
- derivativesThings derived from another
- foundationUnderlying support structure
velouté · hollandaise · espagnole · tomato · technique · repertoire · saucier · brigade
roux
Cooked fat-flour paste
whisk · simmer · thickening · stirring · saucepan · lumps · consistency · smooth · heating · straining
lasagna
Baked layered pasta dish
- moussakaLayered eggplant casserole
- croque-monsieurFrench toasted ham sandwich
- gratinsBaked dishes with browned crust
soufflé · croquettes · macaroni · cannelloni · crepes · vol-au-vent · casseroles
Escoffier
Pioneering French culinary master
- FrenchOf or from Paris's nation
- classicalOf ancient Greece/Rome
- derivativesThings derived from another
foundation · velouté · hollandaise · espagnole · tomato · technique · repertoire · saucier · brigade
creamy
Smooth and rich
rich · silky · glossy · coating · unctuous · luscious · cloying · gluey · pasty · thin
bechamelsbrown sauces
Dark savory condiments
gravies · demi-glace · espagnole · jus · red sauces
bechamelssalsas
Spicy tomato-based dips
chutneys · chimichurri · gochujang · harissa · fish sauce
- bechamel sauceMilk-based French base