: a dish that is made from a sauce, egg yolks, beaten egg whites, and a flavoring or purée (as of seafood, fruit, or vegetables) and baked until puffed up
Examples of soufflé in a Sentence
Noun
a serving of chocolate soufflé
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Armond White, National Review, 29 Sep. 2023
For $185, dinner for two includes a choice of onion soup or Zinc house salad, chateaubriand and Zinc souffle.
—Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 17 July 2023
The specialty here is the Premium pancake, or the restaurant’s name for a souffle pancake.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2023
But as early as 9:30 a.m., owners Kristi Jones and Fernando Munguia are usually there preparing batter for Japanese souffle pancakes.
—Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 20 June 2023
Return to menu This dish feels like a fancy souffle but is much more approachable.
—Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 10 May 2023
Don’t miss: The Volcan De Fuego cocktail to start, the Japanese Wagyu for your main, and the chocolate souffle for dessert.
—Christie Fitzpatrick, Outside Online, 2 Feb. 2023
Jiggly, Instagrammable Japanese souffle pancakes, ever a hit in the Bay Area, are the specialty at Sunnyvale’s Hanabusa Cafe, which officially opened in August.
—Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Sep. 2021
Knife Dallas Chef John Tesar’s steakhouse will serve brunch dishes like steak and eggs, beef cheek Benedict, souffle French toast and a tomatillo Bloody Mary.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 29 Mar. 2023
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Noun
After all, the French title of Breathless is À bout de souffle — an exclamation that invoked the language of trailers.
—Armond White, National Review, 29 Sep. 2023
For $185, dinner for two includes a choice of onion soup or Zinc house salad, chateaubriand and Zinc souffle.
—Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 17 July 2023
The specialty here is the Premium pancake, or the restaurant’s name for a souffle pancake.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2023
But as early as 9:30 a.m., owners Kristi Jones and Fernando Munguia are usually there preparing batter for Japanese souffle pancakes.
—Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 20 June 2023
Return to menu This dish feels like a fancy souffle but is much more approachable.
—Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 10 May 2023
Don’t miss: The Volcan De Fuego cocktail to start, the Japanese Wagyu for your main, and the chocolate souffle for dessert.
—Christie Fitzpatrick, Outside Online, 2 Feb. 2023
Jiggly, Instagrammable Japanese souffle pancakes, ever a hit in the Bay Area, are the specialty at Sunnyvale’s Hanabusa Cafe, which officially opened in August.
—Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Sep. 2021
Knife Dallas Chef John Tesar’s steakhouse will serve brunch dishes like steak and eggs, beef cheek Benedict, souffle French toast and a tomatillo Bloody Mary.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 29 Mar. 2023
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Kids Definition
soufflé
1 of 2 noun
souf·flé
sü-ˈflā 
ˈsü-ˌflā
: a delicate spongy hot dish lightened in baking by stiffly beaten egg whites
cheese soufflé
soufflé
2 of 2 adjective
variants
or souffléed
-ˈflād
-ˌflād
: puffed by or in cooking
soufflé omelet
Etymology
Noun
derived from French soufflé, past participle of souffler "to blow up, inflate"
Medical Definition
souffle
noun
souf·fle
ˈsü-fəl
: a blowing sound heard on auscultation
the uterine souffle heard in pregnancy
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