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white sauce
noun
: a sauce consisting essentially of a roux with milk, cream, or stock and seasoning
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There are also Neapolitan pizzas that include clam with white sauce and the Bad First Date with taleggio (an Italian cheese) pepperoncini and a sopressata pie with Thai chili and hot honey.
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Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 27 June 2024
However, a more typical Irish celebratory meal would be thick slabs of Irish bacon or another type of pork with mashed potatoes and vegetables served with a white sauce.
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Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2024
Rather than making a white sauce with butter and flour, Drummond shares a shortcut: opt for milk and cream cheese instead.
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Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 31 May 2024
The restaurant’s Fancy Fries feature white sauce, chicken and hot sauce, while Mac & Chick combines, fries, chicken, crispy onions and macaroni and cheese.
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Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 29 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1723, in the meaning defined above
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“White sauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20sauce. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
Kids Definition
white sauce
noun
: a sauce made from seasoned milk, cream, or broth and thickened with flour
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