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A dumpling so refined it forgot it was ever just meat paste.
means A small, smooth, egg-shaped dumpling of finely pounded fish, meat, or vegetable bound with egg and cream and gently poached — or, in cooking, that same elegant three-sided oval shape scooped with two spoons.
from Borrowed straight from French quenelle, which is itself thought to come from the Alsatian German Knödel, meaning 'dumpling' — a cousin of the everyday Knödel that still bobs in German soups. So beneath the silky French refinement lies a humble Germanic ball of dough, dressed up and given a finer accent.
- french origin
- Lyon claims it as a culinary crown jewel.
- three-spoon shape
- Chefs sculpt it into a perfect egg with spoons.
- now a verb
- To quenelle means shaping any soft food this way.
- pike classic
- Traditional version uses pureed pike fish.
- sweet too
- Ice cream and mousse get the same elegant treatment.
quenelle de foie gras — oval-shaped spoon-formed dumpling of foie gras, signature element of haute cuisine since 18th century france
quenelle lyonnaise — pike and cream dumpling from lyon, france, traditionally served in beurre blanc sauce