purée
Blended food consistency
Purée is food that has been blended, mashed, or strained to a smooth, thick consistency: tomato purée, apple purée.
The verb means to process food this way: Purée the soup until smooth.
Baby food is typically puréed.
The word comes from French, and the accent is often dropped in casual English: puree.
Very young child
- weaningGradual dietary independence
- homemadePrepared at one's residence
- organicFrom living matter
- carrotsEdible orange taproots
peas · squash · bananas · applesauce · highchair · mealtime · strained · spoon-fed
Stock-based white sauce
- bisqueCreamy seafood soup
- gazpachoCold raw vegetable soup
- vichyssoiseCold puréed leek-potato soup
- coulisStrained fruit sauce
soup · hummus · guacamole · baba ganoush · romesco · brandade · tapenade · pâté
Motorized food puréeing appliance
- food processorMotorized chopping appliance
- sieveMesh filtering utensil
- strainerPerforated draining vessel
- liquidizeConvert to fluid form
immersion · pulse · process · strain · pass · push · blend · whip
infant
Very young child
carrots · peas · squash · bananas · applesauce · highchair · mealtime · strained · spoon-fed · jarred
velouté
Stock-based white sauce
- bisqueCreamy seafood soup
- gazpachoCold raw vegetable soup
- vichyssoiseCold puréed leek-potato soup
coulis · soup · hummus · guacamole · baba ganoush · romesco · brandade · tapenade · pâté · chestnut
blender
Motorized food puréeing appliance
- food processorMotorized chopping appliance
- sieveMesh filtering utensil
- strainerPerforated draining vessel
liquidize · immersion · pulse · process · strain · pass · push · blend · whip · emulsify
silky
Smooth and lustrous
blended · homogenized · pulpy · fluid · soupy · consistency · whipped · glossy · satin · refined
potatoes
Edible underground tubers
turnips · refried beans · masher · pestle · mortar · fork · rustic · chunky · smash · soften
- tomato pureeStrained, cooked tomato base
- pumpkin pureeProcessed gourd flesh
- tomato puréeStrained, cooked tomato liquid
- potato pureeBlended cooked tubers
- strawberry pureeCrushed red fruit paste
- vegetable pureeBlended produce, smooth texture