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crème brûlée

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A custard with a crust of caramelized sugar.

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  • noun A dessert of custard, covered by a brittle layer of browned sugar.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

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

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Borrowing from French crème brûlée (literally "burnt cream").

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  • The world's most sinful dessert.

    January 4, 2007

  • Crème brûlée (French for "burnt cream"; pronounced /ˌkrɛm bru�?ˈleɪ/ in English) is a dessert consisting of a rich custard base topped with a layer of hard caramel, created by burning sugar under a grill, or with a blowtorch or other intense heat source. It is usually served cold in individual ramekins.

    The custard base is normally flavoured with just vanilla, but it can be enhanced with chocolate, a liqueur, fruit, etc. Sometimes the hardened sugar on top will be given a Maillard reaction, or caramelization, by igniting a thin layer of liqueur sprinkled over the top.

    _Wikipedia

    February 13, 2008