purées
Silky mashed foods
Purées is the plural of purée, a smooth paste made by crushing or blending food until no lumps remain.
Baby food is often purées of fruits or vegetables.
The term also works as a verb form: She purées the soup before serving.
French spelling retains the accent, though "purees" appears in casual use.
Strained fruit sauce
- marinaraSeasoned tomato sauce
- romescoCatalan nut-pepper sauce
- applesauceCooked fruit puree
- compoteFruit cooked in syrup
chutney · salsa · rémoulade · harissa · drizzle · plating · swipe · accompaniment
Crisp tree fruit
- pearTapered sweet fruit
- mangoSouth Asian stone fruit
- bananaCurved tropical fruit
- peachFuzzy stone fruit
apricot · plum · prune · date · guava · papaya · berry · quince
Cold raw vegetable soup
- vichyssoiseCold puréed leek-potato soup
- bisqueCreamy seafood soup
- potageThick, blended soup
- veloutéStock-based white sauce
butternut · carrot · tomato · pea · cauliflower · broccoli · asparagus · leek
Without roughness or difficulty
- silkySmooth and lustrous
- creamySmooth and rich
- velvetySoft and smooth-textured
- homogenizedMade uniformly consistent throughout
emulsified · fluid · glossy · refined · buttery · whipped · thick · thin
Very young child
- weaningGradual dietary independence
- toddlerChild learning to walk
- spoonfeedingProviding without requiring effort
- highchairTall infant seat
homemade · organic · jarred · mealtime · bib · soft · nutrition · cereal
Combine into mixture
- liquefyConvert to liquid state
- emulsifyDisperse one liquid throughout another
- homogenizeMake uniformly consistent
- strainerPerforated draining vessel
sieve · ricer · processor · smoothness · consistency · strain · pass · push
coulis
Strained fruit sauce
- marinaraSeasoned tomato sauce
- romescoCatalan nut-pepper sauce
- applesauceCooked fruit puree
compote · chutney · salsa · rémoulade · harissa · drizzle · plating · swipe · accompaniment · condiment
apple
Crisp tree fruit
peach · apricot · plum · prune · date · guava · papaya · berry · quince · persimmon
gazpacho
Cold raw vegetable soup
- vichyssoiseCold puréed leek-potato soup
- bisqueCreamy seafood soup
- potageThick, blended soup
velouté · butternut · carrot · tomato · pea · cauliflower · broccoli · asparagus · leek · chilled
smooth
Without roughness or difficulty
homogenized · emulsified · fluid · glossy · refined · buttery · whipped · thick · thin · spreadable
infant
Very young child
- weaningGradual dietary independence
- toddlerChild learning to walk
- spoonfeedingProviding without requiring effort
highchair · homemade · organic · jarred · mealtime · bib · soft · nutrition · cereal · introducing
blend
Combine into mixture
- liquefyConvert to liquid state
- emulsifyDisperse one liquid throughout another
- homogenizeMake uniformly consistent
strainer · sieve · ricer · processor · smoothness · consistency · strain · pass · push · liquidize
carrot
Edible orange taproot
turnip · rutabaga · celeriac · cauliflower · pea · beetroot · spinach · broccoli · yam · potato