: a poached oval dumpling of pureed forcemeat (as of pike) often served in a cream sauce
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Try traditional Lyonnaise dishes like the quenelles at Cafe Comptoir Abel, chef Joseph Viola’s award-winning pâté en croûte at Daniel et Denise Créqui, the tête de veau at Café des Fédérations, and everything else at La Meunière, Brasserie Georges, and Chez Georges.
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Monica Mendal, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2024
Dine on festive menus of authentic Andalusian cuisine such as scallop carpaccio or crayfish quenelles and sweets like the honey nougat turron.
—Teresa Bergen, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2023
The matzoh quenelles end up light and crispy on the outside and custard-rich within.
—Leah Koenig, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2023
One dish looks like a donut decorated with dots of verjus gel, halved grapes and blueberries, pistachios, two delicate leaves of glacier lettuce and a quenelle of apricot jam.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 29 Dec. 2022
They’re filled with potato, fontina and mascarpone and served with razor clams and a substantial quenelle of caviar.
—Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report, 1 July 2022
El Bulli’s chicken curry featured a quenelle of curry ice cream and a cold curry-flavor granita in a pool of coconut milk, with the protein only present in a last-minute savory drizzle of chicken demi-glace.
—Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Apr. 2022
The quenelle, an ivory round of delicate custard formed from fish and cream, dares you not to take its photo.
—Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2022
The vegetarian kare-kare, for instance, swaps lamb belly with halloumi, served with a round of paratha flatbread to swipe through a soft quenelle of defining peanut sauce.
—Louisa Chu, chicagotribune.com, 27 Dec. 2021
Monica Mendal, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2024
Dine on festive menus of authentic Andalusian cuisine such as scallop carpaccio or crayfish quenelles and sweets like the honey nougat turron.
—Teresa Bergen, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2023
The matzoh quenelles end up light and crispy on the outside and custard-rich within.
—Leah Koenig, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2023
One dish looks like a donut decorated with dots of verjus gel, halved grapes and blueberries, pistachios, two delicate leaves of glacier lettuce and a quenelle of apricot jam.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 29 Dec. 2022
They’re filled with potato, fontina and mascarpone and served with razor clams and a substantial quenelle of caviar.
—Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report, 1 July 2022
El Bulli’s chicken curry featured a quenelle of curry ice cream and a cold curry-flavor granita in a pool of coconut milk, with the protein only present in a last-minute savory drizzle of chicken demi-glace.
—Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Apr. 2022
The quenelle, an ivory round of delicate custard formed from fish and cream, dares you not to take its photo.
—Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2022
The vegetarian kare-kare, for instance, swaps lamb belly with halloumi, served with a round of paratha flatbread to swipe through a soft quenelle of defining peanut sauce.
—Louisa Chu, chicagotribune.com, 27 Dec. 2021
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“Quenelle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quenelle. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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