beurre blanc
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French beurre blanc (literally “white butter”).
Noun
beurre blanc (uncountable)
- (cooking) A warm emulsified sauce made with a reduction of vinegar and/or white wine (normally Muscadet) and grey shallots into which butter is whisked.
- 2022 December 20, Nikita Richardson, “A Plan for Every Kind of New Year’s Eve”, in The New York Times:
- The seafood-centric barstaurant will have a few specials (lobster ravioli with beurre blanc, anyone?) plus the usual seafood towers, and the excellent bar staff will keep the drinks flowing.
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French
Noun
beurre blanc m (uncountable)
- (cooking) beurre blanc