florentine
Chocolate-dipped nut crisp
Florentine as a common adjective describes a style of cooking involving spinach, typically with eggs or in a cream sauce: eggs florentine, chicken florentine.
The dish is served on a bed of spinach or incorporates it prominently.
A florentine is also a thin cookie made with nuts and candied fruit, often coated with chocolate on one side. (Capitalized Florentine relates to Florence, Italy.)
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- creamRich milk fat
- gratinBaked dish, browned crust
- bakedCooked by dry heat
- RockefellerIndustrial dynasty surname
quiche · omelette · Benedict · casserole · bechamel · hollandaise · souffle · stuffed
Browned through sugar heating
- crispyBrittle and snapping
- nuttyEccentric or almond-flavored
- toffeeCaramelized sugar confection
- wafer-thinExtremely lacking thickness
biscuit · confection · delicate · golden · crunchy
eggs
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Rockefeller · quiche · omelette · Benedict · casserole · bechamel · hollandaise · souffle · stuffed · chicken
caramelized
Browned through sugar heating
wafer-thin · biscuit · confection · delicate · golden · crunchy
- pizzacrust, cheese pizza, dough, pepperoni, supreme pizza
- confectionsbonbon, bonbons, caramel, caramels, chocolates
- cookieschocolate chip cookie, sugar cookies, oatmeal raisin, chocolate chip cookies, snickerdoodle
- straw hatspanama hat, boater, rice paddy hat, conical hat, woven hat
- pastriescroissant, danish, croissants, butter croissant, eclairs
- needleworkcross-stitch, embroidery, embroidery hoop, embroidery hoops, needlepoint
- eggs florentinePoached atop wilted greens
- Florentine RepublicTuscan commune before ducal rule