poached
Stolen from preserves
Poached describes eggs or other foods cooked gently in simmering liquid rather than boiling or frying: poached salmon, poached pears.
A poached egg is cracked into water and cooked until the white sets around the yolk.
Separately, poached means illegally hunted or taken: poached ivory, poached rhinos.
A poached employee was lured away from a competitor.
Male name, blessed
- FlorentineOf a Renaissance city
- hollandaiseEmulsified butter-egg sauce
- yolkEgg's nutrient core
- runnyExcessively fluid
whites · vinegar · brunch · breakfast · toast · avocado · simmered · coddled
Cook just under boiling
moist · wine · broth · aromatics · parchment · cartouche · low-temperature · delicate
At risk of extinction
- rhinocerosLarge horned African mammal
- elephantTusked gray giant
- ivoryTusk-derived material
- tusksExtended animal incisors
trafficking · extinction · rangers · sanctuary · conservancy · habitat · smuggling · black-market
Benedict
Male name, blessed
- FlorentineOf a Renaissance city
- hollandaiseEmulsified butter-egg sauce
- yolkEgg's nutrient core
runny · whites · vinegar · brunch · breakfast · toast · avocado · simmered · coddled · soft
simmer
Cook just under boiling
tender · moist · wine · broth · aromatics · parchment · cartouche · low-temperature · delicate · fish
endangered
At risk of extinction
- rhinocerosLarge horned African mammal
- elephantTusked gray giant
- ivoryTusk-derived material
tusks · trafficking · extinction · rangers · sanctuary · conservancy · habitat · smuggling · black-market · overhunting
headhunted
Recruited away from employer
enticed · talent · employee · executive · competitor · rival · wooed · scouted · tempted · offer
- eggschicken egg, scrambled eggs, duck egg, Easter egg, fried eggs
- cookedbaked, boiled, braised, broiled, fried
- food qualitiesripe, unripe, overripe, fresh, spoiled
- seafood termsceviche, tartare, tempura, shucked, deveined
- seafoodfish, shrimp, crab, lobster, salmon
- food adjectivesdelicious, tasty, yummy, scrumptious, savory
poachedraw
In original state
fried · scrambled · uncooked · hard-boiled · sunny-side up
poachedlicensed
Granted official permission
permitted · authorized · regulated · sanctioned · legitimate
- poached eggShell-free, water-cooked ovum
- poached salmonFish simmered in liquid
- poached pearFruit cooked in liquid
- egg poacherDevice for cooking in water
- elephant poachingIllegal killing for tusks
- poached fruitFruit simmered in liquid
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