ENTREMETS Definition & Meaning

entremets

[ ahn-truh-mey; French ahn-truh-me ]

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noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)

plural entremets

a dish or dishes served at dinner between the principal courses or with the roast or other main course; side dish.
the sweet dishes or dessert course served after a cheese course.

entremets

/ ɑ̃�ٰ�ə��ɛ /

noun

a dessert
a light dish, formerly served at formal dinners between the main course and the dessert

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of entremets¹

1425–75; late Middle English < Middle French; Old French entremes. See inter-, mess

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of entremets¹

C18: from French, from Old French entremes, from entre- between, inter- + mes dish, mess

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Compared to flaky croissants or delicate entremets that can barely survive the trip from the pastry shop to the kitchen table, madeleines are a relatively sturdy and unassuming confection whose simple appearance belies their deliciousness.

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Best Baker in America In an nod to the Midwest, the bakers turn Michigan’s bumpy cake into bumpy entremets and make mini versions of Missouri’s gooey butter cake.

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These public-facing workshops will range from beginner-level things like making a simple layer cake to experienced pastry techniques like making croissants or entremets.

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Directly after the fish came the entremets, or French dishes.

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The second course comprises dishes of two kinds, viz.: rôts and entremets.

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