pureed
Reduced to paste
Pureed describes food that has been blended or processed into a smooth, uniform paste or thick liquid.
Baby food is typically pureed.
Soups may be pureed for a creamy texture without chunks: pureed butternut squash, pureed tomatoes.
The word is the past tense and past participle of puree.
Without roughness or difficulty
- silkySmooth and lustrous
- creamySmooth and rich
- velvetySoft and smooth-textured
- liquefiedConverted to fluid state
homogenized · pulpy · soupy · viscous · spreadable · whipped · emulsified · gelatinous
Very young child
- weaningGradual dietary independence
- spoonfeedingProviding without requiring effort
- jarredShaken or disturbed
- homemadePrepared at one's residence
organic · highchair · squash · peas · carrots · applesauce · banana · yam
Strained fruit sauce
- pestoUncooked green Italian sauce
- hummusMashed chickpea spread
- tapenadeSavory olive-caper spread
- salsaSpicy tomato condiment
chutney · aioli · romesco · chimichurri · harissa · tahini · guacamole · marinara
Creamy seafood soup
- gazpachoCold raw vegetable soup
- veloutéStock-based white sauce
- consomméClarified, concentrated stock
- brothClear simmered meat liquid
stock · tomato · butternut · pumpkin · vichyssoise · potage · leek · cauliflower
Medical swallowing difficulty
- swallowingIngesting via throat muscles
- thickenedMade more dense
- elderlyAdvanced in age
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
hospital · aspiration · therapeutic · digestible · gentle · post-surgery · dental
smooth
Without roughness or difficulty
liquefied · homogenized · pulpy · soupy · viscous · spreadable · whipped · emulsified · gelatinous · gooey
infant
Very young child
- weaningGradual dietary independence
- spoonfeedingProviding without requiring effort
- jarredShaken or disturbed
homemade · organic · highchair · squash · peas · carrots · applesauce · banana · yam · avocado
coulis
Strained fruit sauce
salsa · chutney · aioli · romesco · chimichurri · harissa · tahini · guacamole · marinara · dip
bisque
Creamy seafood soup
broth · stock · tomato · butternut · pumpkin · vichyssoise · potage · leek · cauliflower · garnish
dysphagia
Medical swallowing difficulty
- swallowingIngesting via throat muscles
- thickenedMade more dense
- elderlyAdvanced in age
recovery · hospital · aspiration · therapeutic · digestible · gentle · post-surgery · dental
- tomato pureeStrained, cooked tomato base
- pumpkin pureeProcessed gourd flesh
- potato pureeBlended cooked tubers
- strawberry pureeCrushed red fruit paste
- vegetable pureeBlended produce, smooth texture
- mango pureeSmooth blended tropical fruit