Definition of hollandaise
: a rich sauce made basically of butter, egg yolks, and lemon juice or vinegar
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Two tiny cornhusk canoes rest on top, each bearing lengths of hollowed baby corn stuffed with tarragon gel, wrapped in guanciale, dipped in Meyer-lemon hollandaise and dusted with bottarga, tarragon and celery.
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Guests enjoyed a feast of crabmeat ravigotte, roast beef, and asparagus hollandaise.
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But Melissa, and Benoît, too, knows all about hollandaise.
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Origin and Etymology of hollandaise
French sauce hollandaise, literally, Dutch sauce
First Known Use: 1907
HOLLANDAISE Defined for English Language Learners
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: a rich sauce made of butter, egg yolks, and lemon juice or vinegar
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