: a clear savory jelly (as of fish or meat stock) used as a garnish or to make a meat, fish, or vegetable mold
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Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
This aspic combines two unrelated flavors but is delicious with a beautiful rose-red color.
—Kelly Brant, Arkansas Online, 20 May 2025
Get The Recipe Tomato Aspic There was once a time when the tomato aspic was the highlight of luncheon buffets.
—Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
Unlike some other menu items from the early 20th century – think creamed liver loaf or aspic – Caesar salad remains a perennial favorite.
—Dee-Ann Durbin, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 July 2024
When the vessel cools, everything is suspended in a makeshift aspic.
—Adam Reiner, Bon Appétit, 6 Jan. 2024
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Noun
The chicken liver mousse comes in a petite glass ramekin with a tart cherry aspic lining the top.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
This aspic combines two unrelated flavors but is delicious with a beautiful rose-red color.
—Kelly Brant, Arkansas Online, 20 May 2025
Get The Recipe Tomato Aspic There was once a time when the tomato aspic was the highlight of luncheon buffets.
—Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
Unlike some other menu items from the early 20th century – think creamed liver loaf or aspic – Caesar salad remains a perennial favorite.
—Dee-Ann Durbin, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 July 2024
When the vessel cools, everything is suspended in a makeshift aspic.
—Adam Reiner, Bon Appétit, 6 Jan. 2024
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“Aspic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aspic. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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