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bechamel

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Bech´a`mel
n.1.(Cookery) A rich, white sauce, prepared with butter and cream.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bechamel - milk thickened with a butter and flour roux
sauce - flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food
blanc - a white sauce of fat, broth, and vegetables (used especially with braised meat)
cheese sauce - white sauce with grated cheese
cream sauce - white sauce made with cream
Translations
bechamel [ˌbeɪʃəˈmɛl] N (also bechamel sauce) → besamel f


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There are, after all, as many versions of moussaka as there are Greek kitchens - just build on the basics of aubergines, tomatoes, minced lamb, cinnamon and a slightly nutmeg-flavoured bechamel sauce.
Avoid these: In France: Bearnaise, bechamel, hollandaise or beurre blanc sauces (all high in butter, oil or cream) In Spain: Ali-oli (garlic mayonnaise); chorizo or butifarra (fatty sausages), pan con tomate (bread covered in tomatoes in olive oil).
Six thousand chilled, full size parmos, weighing in at a hefty 1,200 calories each, and mini parmo buns are made seven days a week round the clock at the site, which also turns out 160 litres of fresh bechamel sauce every day at 3am.
 
 
 
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