crème brulée
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French crème brulée.
Noun
[edit]crème brulée (uncountable)
- Alternative spelling of crème brûlée.
- 2005, Georgina Campbell, “Chocolate fondant”, in Irish Country House Cooking: The Blue Book Recipe Collection, Dublin: Epicure Press, →ISBN, page 62:
- At Chapter One, these chocolate fondants are served restaurant-style with a crème brulée ravioli and an unusual basil ice cream as well as the warm sauce given.
- 2011, Robin McKelvie, Jenny McKelvie, “Two Fat Ladies West End”, in National Geographic Traveler: Scotland, Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, →ISBN, page 281, columns 1–2:
- If you can’t decide which of the sumptuous desserts to order then why not go for the waist-expanding sharing platter, with its bowls of crème brulée, pistachio and cherry pavlova, cranachan, and sticky toffee pudding?
- 2020, Michael J. Malone, chapter 46, in A Song of Isolation, London: Orenda Books, →ISBN, page 228:
- She was eyeing up a little glass pot of crème brulée for dessert when the phone in her pocket rang.
French
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Noun
[edit]crème brulée f (plural crèmes brulées)
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