purees

Makes into paste

Purees is the plural of puree, a food that has been blended or processed into a smooth, creamy consistency.

Baby food often consists of purees.

The word also serves as a verb form: She purees the soup before serving.

Spelled with or without the accent: purées.

foods

applesauce

Cooked fruit puree

pesto · gazpacho · vichyssoise · bisque · coulis · tapenade · smoothie · pâté · tomato paste · fruit compote

texture

smooth

Without roughness or difficulty

blended · mashed · soft · thick · viscous · homogeneous · strained · sieved · whipped · emulsified

technique

blend

Combine into mixture

  • mashCrushed soft mixture
  • strainExcessive stretching force
  • sieveMesh filtering utensil

process · liquefy · immersion blender · food processor · food mill · pass · push through · whiz · blitz · emulsify

Categories
Opposites
texture/consistency

pureeschunks

Thick, solid pieces

lumpy · crumbles · diced · cubes · chopped

processing method

pureesunprocessed

Not yet treated

minimally processed · chunked · cubed · quartered

degree of processing

pureeswhole foods

Unrefined, unprocessed edibles

intact · whole · unblended · fresh cut

Phrases
Family

impure, puree, pureed, pureeing

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G