chaud-froid

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a prepared dish of meat, poultry, game, or fish cooked hot, then served cold under a decorative jellied sauce

   The chef served a chaud-froid of chicken glazed with pale aspic.

2. 2
   noun

   the rich sauce, often thickened with aspic or gelatine, used to coat such a cold dish

   A smooth chaud-froid concealed the joints of the arranged poultry.

Borrowed from French chaud-froid, literally 'hot-cold.' The name describes food cooked while hot but presented cold, usually coated with a sauce that sets into a smooth decorative glaze.

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