hollandaise

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A form of hollandaise sauce — An emulsion of butter and lemon juice using egg yolks as the emulsifying agent, used in French cooking.

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Meanings

hollandaise1

nounhollandaise (usually uncountable, plural hollandaises)

plural hollandaises · alternative Hollandaise

  1. abbreviationellipsisuncountableusuallyEllipsis of hollandaise sauce.

Hollandaise2

nounHollandaise (usually uncountable, plural Hollandaises)

plural Hollandaises

  1. uncountableusuallyAlternative letter-case form of hollandaise (“hollandaise sauce”).

    Like Hollandaise, it’s thickened with eggs.

    1997 March 12, Joan Drake, “Bearnaise Revisited”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 Aug 2026
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    Poached salmon was a success, too, although the Hollandaise broke down and had to be sent back.

    1985 April 12, Bryan Miller, “Restaurants”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 May 2015

    It would also be very yummy with Hollandaise instead of the creme fraiche, but in that case the smart diner should schedule in a nap after lunch.

    2007 December 12, Allegra McEvedy, “The G2 weekly recipe: Baked potato with sprouting broccoli, smoked salmon and creme fraiche”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 Oct 2014

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