avgolemono
English
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Avgolemono soup (foreground)
Etymology
From Greek αυγολέμονο (avgolémono), from αυγό (avgó, “egg”) + λεμόνι (lemóni, “lemon”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɑv.ɡoʊˈlɛm.ə.noʊ/
Noun
avgolemono (usually uncountable, plural avgolemonos)
- Any of a family of Mediterranean sauces and soups made with egg and lemon juice mixed with broth.
- 2009, Margaret Fulton, Avgolemono, Margaret Fulton's Encyclopedia of Food and Cookery, page 17,
- Fish may be poached and the liquor used to make an avgolemono sauce.
- 2010, Hallie Harron, Not Your Mother's Fondue, unnumbered page,
- In Greece, avgolemono sauce is used in many recipes and is also made into a soup.
- 2011, Lynn Alley, 50 Simple Soups for the Slow Cooker, unnumbered page,
- Avgolemono is a traditional Greek chicken and lemon soup that rarely contains anything but chicken, lemon, eggs, and sometimes rice or onion.
- 2009, Margaret Fulton, Avgolemono, Margaret Fulton's Encyclopedia of Food and Cookery, page 17,
Translations
family of sauces and soups made with egg, lemon juice and broth