béchamel sauce

See also: Béchamel sauce

English

Béchamel in saucepan.

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Etymology

Borrowed from French; named for Louis de Béchamel.

Noun

béchamel sauce (countable and uncountable, plural béchamel sauces)

  1. A simple white sauce made from a roux of butter and flour to which is added hot milk.

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