1
a
: a thick cream soup made with shellfish or game
b
: a cream soup of pureed vegetables
2
: ice cream containing powdered nuts or macaroons
: odds allowed an inferior player: such as
a
: a point taken when desired in a set of tennis
b
: an extra turn in croquet
c
: one or more strokes off a golf score
: biscuit sense 2
especially
: unglazed china that is not to be glazed but is hard-fired and vitreous
Examples of bisque in a Sentence
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Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 22 Mar. 2024
Blasey Ford is served bisque by Laurene Powell Jobs, sleeps over at Oprah Winfrey’s house, goes backstage at a Metallica concert.
—Alexandra Jacobs, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
Sweet Potato, Corn and Jalapeño Bisque This simple bisque has a little sweetness, a little spice and a lot of flavor.
—Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024
The special comes with shrimp and lobster bisque or salad to start; an entrée of a filet, a New York strip steak, broiled salmon or herb brick chicken; and either cheesecake, key lime pie or bananas foster bread pudding for dessert.
—The Indianapolis Star, 23 Feb. 2024
Diners can also pair the sandwich with a bowl of tomato bisque and a drink for $8.99, or opt for Frisch's soup and salad bar, plus a drink, for $9.99.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024
What is the difference between crab bisque and crab chowder?
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 3 Dec. 2023
While bisques are smooth and silky, crab chowder tends to have chunks of ingredients throughout, including crabmeat and potatoes, if using.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 3 Dec. 2023
Try this pumpkin butternut squash bisque, which offers a rich yet delicate puree flavored with brown butter and sage.
—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 6 Nov. 2023
Noun
The dish is essentially the French-est surf and turf imaginable: The chicken is cooked with the lobster head to infuse its briney flavor into the bird, and then the head is squeezed into a sauce used for the base of a lobster bisque.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 22 Mar. 2024
Blasey Ford is served bisque by Laurene Powell Jobs, sleeps over at Oprah Winfrey’s house, goes backstage at a Metallica concert.
—Alexandra Jacobs, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
Sweet Potato, Corn and Jalapeño Bisque This simple bisque has a little sweetness, a little spice and a lot of flavor.
—Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024
The special comes with shrimp and lobster bisque or salad to start; an entrée of a filet, a New York strip steak, broiled salmon or herb brick chicken; and either cheesecake, key lime pie or bananas foster bread pudding for dessert.
—The Indianapolis Star, 23 Feb. 2024
Diners can also pair the sandwich with a bowl of tomato bisque and a drink for $8.99, or opt for Frisch's soup and salad bar, plus a drink, for $9.99.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024
What is the difference between crab bisque and crab chowder?
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 3 Dec. 2023
While bisques are smooth and silky, crab chowder tends to have chunks of ingredients throughout, including crabmeat and potatoes, if using.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 3 Dec. 2023
Try this pumpkin butternut squash bisque, which offers a rich yet delicate puree flavored with brown butter and sage.
—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 6 Nov. 2023
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