Meanings
crème chantilly1
- uncountableAlternative letter-case form of crème Chantilly.
Serve with crème chantilly, whipped cream, berries or cookies.
2004 April 26, “Custards, Baked to Perfection”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 Apr 20184 more examples
From the short list of desserts, the Rum Baba (£6) was crazily alcoholic, practically a whole beaker of fiery rum contained within the sponge, served with a roasted banana and deliciously loose rum and raisin ice cream, also fiercely laced, plus crème chantilly on the side.
2010 July 29, Emma Bartley, “What the reviews say: Brasserie Joël”, in The Times, London: News UK, →ISSN, →OCLCEqually, I can take or leave most of your common or garden cava, so it's always a delight to experience one that explodes expectations. A good example is the 2010 Llapart Rosé Brut Reserva, Borough Wines, made from monastrell and garnacha and, while not given away at £17, is packed with the flavours and also the textures of raspberry mousse and crème chantilly.
2014 August 1, Anthony Rose, “Anthony Rose: Prosecco sales are booming but is it more popular than Champagne?”, in The Independent, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 07 Jul 2022The seventh according to Arnaud’s formula, consists of crème chantilly, a lightly sweetened, whipped cream, which he pipes on top with an icing bag and nozzle.
2015 June 18, Hirst Schon, “The cherry on the cake”, in The Economist, London: The Economist Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 01 Oct 2020After six hours of work I got this amazing sponge with fresh strawberries, crème fraîche, crème chantilly, custard, crumble and meringues, something quite rich and outstanding.
2021 June 10, Marianna Giusti, “Kean Etro: ‘We basically turned paper into trees’”, in Financial Times, London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 Jun 2021
crème Chantilly2
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of Chantilly cream.
Origin
- Frenchcrème chantilly
- Englishcrème Chantilly
Borrowed from French crème chantilly.
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