Hollandaise (en. Dutch)

olãdɛz

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench
noun
A type of sauce often used in French cuisine, especially with vegetables and eggs.
Hollandaise sauce wonderfully accompanies asparagus.
La sauce hollandaise accompagne délicieusement les asperges.
Sauce made from an emulsion of butter and egg yolk, often flavored with lemon juice.
Preparing hollandaise sauce requires particular attention to temperature.
Préparer une sauce hollandaise nécessite une attention particulière à la température.
Originally a sauce attributed to Dutch cuisine, despite its French roots.
Hollandaise is often used for eggs Benedict.
La hollandaise est souvent utilisée pour les œufs bénédictine.

Etymology

Derived from the French 'Hollande', referring to the Netherlands, despite its French origins.

Common Phrases and Expressions

hollandaise sauce
A classic sauce that accompanies many dishes, especially vegetables.
sauce hollandaise
eggs Benedict
A popular dish made of poached eggs, ham, and hollandaise sauce.
œufs bénédictine
asparagus with hollandaise sauce
A traditional French dish where asparagus is served with hollandaise sauce.
asperges sauce hollandaise

Related Words

asparagus
Vegetable often served with hollandaise sauce.
asperges
eggs
Main ingredient for many dishes with hollandaise sauce.
œufs
butter
Key ingredient in the preparation of hollandaise sauce.
beurre

Slang Meanings

To make hollandaise sauce in a hurry.
He made an express hollandaise, it was a bit too runny.
Il a fait une hollandaise express, c'était un peu trop liquide.
To use too much hollandaise sauce on a dish.
She added hollandaise as if it were mayonnaise.
Elle a mis de la hollandaise comme si c'était de la mayonnaise.