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Definitions for béchamel
ˈbeɪ ʃəˌmɛl, ˌbeɪ ʃəˈmɛlbéchamel
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Princeton's WordNet
white sauce, bechamel sauce, bechamelnoun
milk thickened with a butter and flour roux
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béchamelnoun
béchamel sauce
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béchamel
Bechamel sauce ( French: [beʃamɛl]) is a sauce traditionally made from a white roux (butter and flour in a 1:1 mixture by weight) and milk. Bechamel may also be referred to as besciamella (Italy), besamel (Greece), or white sauce (U.S.). French, Italian and Greek bechamel sauce recipes include salt and nutmeg as a seasoning base.Bechamel sauce is one of the "mother sauces" of French cuisine.
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bechamel
Bechamel, also known as white sauce, is a simple sauce made from butter, flour and milk. It is one of the foundational sauces in French cuisine and is often used as the base for other sauces and dishes. Made by cooking butter and flour together into a paste (roux) and then whisking in hot milk, the sauce is then usually seasoned with salt, pepper and nutmeg. The consistency and flavor can be adjusted by varying the ratio of the ingredients.
Webster Dictionary
Bechamelnoun
a rich, white sauce, prepared with butter and cream
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of béchamel in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
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The numerical value of béchamel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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