quenelles
Poached seasoned dumplings
Quenelles are delicate dumplings made from a light mixture of seasoned fish or meat bound with eggs and cream, shaped into ovals and poached.
Classic French cuisine features pike quenelles in a rich sauce.
The word extends to any food shaped in that characteristic oval—formed by passing the mixture between two spoons: quenelles of ice cream, a quenelle of mashed potatoes.
Filled dough parcels
- poachedIllegally hunted or taken
- mousseAiry whipped preparation
- forcemeatGround meat filling
- pikeLong battlefield spear
cream sauce · crayfish · fish paste · oval · delicate · classical · bisque · velouté
Major French city
- EscoffierPioneering French culinary master
- haute cuisineElevated culinary artistry
- bistroInformal small restaurant
- RhôneMajor southeastern French river
traditional · regional · French cooking · old-fashioned · grandmother · heritage · terroir · Burgundy
dumplings
Filled dough parcels
pike · cream sauce · crayfish · fish paste · oval · delicate · classical · bisque · velouté · sieved
Lyon
Major French city
- EscoffierPioneering French culinary master
- haute cuisineElevated culinary artistry
- bistroInformal small restaurant
Rhône · traditional · regional · French cooking · old-fashioned · grandmother · heritage · terroir · Burgundy
shaping
Giving something its form
- moldingDecorative architectural edging
- scoopingLifting with curved tool
- ice creamChurned frozen dairy dessert
sorbet · plating · presentation · elegance · smooth · scoop · dollop · garnishing · pastry · piping
quenellesmeatballs
Seasoned ground protein spheres
meatloaf · gnocchi · spaetzle · pierogi · matzo balls
quenellespeasant food
comfort food · pot roast · cassoulet · shepherd's pie · bangers and mash