Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The fruit of the plant vanilla. See
vanilla , 1 and 2.
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Examples
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Then we ate a sampling from the kitchen: a mound of succulent Kobe beef, fried pork belly, sea scallops with osetra caviar, black grouper, blue prawns cooked at the table on a salt block, foie gras with a riesling-pineapple-coriander emulsion and Meyer lemon tart and crushed amaretti mousse with vanilla-bean meringue, washed down by Champagne (Krug, Clos de Ambonnay 1995), at one of the outdoor tables under a tent by the elaborately tiled pool.
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If you asked for a caramel macchiato or a vanilla-bean frappaccino in Rome or Naples they'd probably point you in the direction of McDonald's.
Coffee That Gives a Real Jolt Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011
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For dessert there is homemade vanilla ice cream, made by George, with small black vanilla-bean flecks in it.
The New Yorker Stories Ann Beattie 2010
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A French classic, it showcases a glacier shaped from beaten egg whites and sugar (the island) on a pool of vanilla-bean custard sauce (a sea of sorts).
Another direction for U Street Corridor gains a generous French bistro 2010
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That leads to a range of opinion and flavors from "vanilla" to "vanilla-bean".
Harkin: I Assumed--Wrongly--The White House Pushed Strongly For Public Option 2009
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Made from truffles, caviar, foie gras, langoustine, vanilla-bean butter and 100-year-old balsamic vinegar, the off-menu roll costs $1,000.
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There was Gruyere and herb quiche, fresh corn salad and Greek cucumber salad, followed by vanilla-bean Greek-yogurt panna cotta with honey-wine apricots on top.
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I sort of cheated on the dessert- I purchased ready-made tart shells at Nicole's, but I did make the vanilla-bean pastry cream by hand.
Tuna Toast Tokyoastrogirl 2007
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I sort of cheated on the dessert- I purchased ready-made tart shells at Nicole's, but I did make the vanilla-bean pastry cream by hand.
Archive 2007-09-01 Tokyoastrogirl 2007
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There was Gruyere and herb quiche, fresh corn salad and Greek cucumber salad, followed by vanilla-bean Greek-yogurt panna cotta with honey-wine apricots on top.
Archive 2007-05-01 Kate 2007
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