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- noun Alternative spelling of
mille-feuille .
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The term millefeuille, or “thousand-leaf,” is applied to a pastry made by stacking two baked pieces of puff pastry, with a layer of pastry cream in between.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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The term millefeuille, or “thousand-leaf,” is applied to a pastry made by stacking two baked pieces of puff pastry, with a layer of pastry cream in between.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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A millefeuille is a pastry made of layers of pastry dough and cream; the ones in bakeries are usually rectangular and the layers are indistinguishable, with thick custard in between.
Senderens Etienne 2006
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A millefeuille is a pastry made of layers of pastry dough and cream; the ones in bakeries are usually rectangular and the layers are indistinguishable, with thick custard in between.
Archive 2006-03-01 Etienne 2006
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His 10-dish meal stretched from brains millefeuille served on Japanese chopping knives to an entire pig's head on a platter full of pork bellies, ribs and even a few slow-cooked beef ribs "the size of cricket bats."
Meals Without Limits Bruce Palling 2011
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Today, French local government amounts to a kind of millefeuille cake, layered with the commune, the syndicate of communes, intercommunalities, sub-regional councils and regional councils.
A Dysfunctional French Democracy Emmanuel Martin 2011
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The "Pigeon in Crispy Pastille" in the Moroccan restaurant is a delicate patty of tender shredded pigeon in crispy layers of millefeuille, an edible work of art, while the "Orange Salad" dessert offers magical orbs of orange ambrosia that burst in your mouth like citrus caviar.
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I grew up in France and delighted in teasing my English Dad by making him say millefeuille, grenouille and chapeau pointu!
boss 2008
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Mr. Nag had a millefeuille of tomato, mozzarella and basil.
Archive 2008-09-01 The Nag 2008
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Tom Stoppard's 1982 play is a millefeuille meditation on authenticity.
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