crème brûlée

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crème brû·lée (kr

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A custard with a crust of caramelized sugar.

[French, burnt cream : crème, cream + brûlée, burnt, feminine past participle of brûler, to burn.]

crème brûlée French [krɛm bryle]

(Cookery) a cream or custard dessert covered with caramelized sugar

[literally, burnt cream]

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dessert			The panna cotta is flavored with licorice and served with sautéed pineapple; the crème brûlée is made with lavender honey. Battered Manhattan Sinks into Pillows of Gnocchi by Moira Hodgson / The New York Observer Zagat has a list of some of tonight's culinary-themed festivities, including a DJ, specialty cocktails, and complimentary amuse-bouches at the bar of Alain Ducasse's new bistro Benoit; and the week-long pre-fix menu featuring escargot, duck confit, and crème brûlée at West Village Eatery Le Gigot. Bastille's Back! Gourmands Reclaim July 14 Five Years After 'Freedom ... by Lysandra Ohrstrom / The New York Observer They include a rich blueberry panna cotta paired with a Meyer lemon thyme sorbet, a feathery rhubarb strudel, and a delicate crème brûlée flavored with Meyer lemon. The Walls Are Glowing! by Moira Hodgson / The New York Observer			Creepingly Creeple creeps creepy creepy-crawlies creepy-crawly Crees creese crem Cremaillere cremains Cremaster Cremasteric cremate cremation cremation chamber Cremationist cremator crematorium crematory Creme crème creme anglais crème anglaise creme brulee crème brûlée creme caramel crème caramel creme de cacao crème de cacao creme de fraise crème de la crème creme de menthe crème de menthe crème fraiche crème fraîche cremini cremnomania cremnophobia Cremocarp Cremona Cremor Cremosin Crems crenate crenate leaf crenated crenation crenature crenel Crenelate			crematoriums crematoriums crematoriums cremators crematory crematory crematory Crémazie, Octave Cremazie, Octave Joseph Crémazie, Octave Joseph Crembalum Crembalum Creme Creme Creme Creme Creme Crème Crème Crème Crème crême creme anglais creme anglaise crème anglaise Creme Beverage Base Creme brule creme brulee Creme brulée Crème brulée crème brûlée Crême brulée Crême Brûlée Creme burlee creme caramel crème caramel Creme D'Argent Rabbit Federation creme de cacao crème de cacao creme de fraise creme de la creme creme de la creme crème de la crème creme de menthe crème de menthe creme fraiche Creme fraîche Crème fraiche Crème fraîche Creme fresh Creme patisserie Crème pâtisserie Crème patissière Crème pâtissière Crème pâtissièrre Creme soda

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