Meaning & use
cremeux
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Meaning
nouncountable or uncountablespecialist
A rich, smooth French dessert cream, often flavored with fruit, chocolate, or nuts, used as a filling or a dessert on its own.
Grammar: Countable when referring to a particular type or portion ('a raspberry cremeux'), uncountable when referring to the substance ('a spoonful of cremeux').
Patterns
- a cremeux
- chocolate cremeux
- cremeux with something
The pastry chef piped a layer of passion fruit cremeux into the tart.
This chocolate cremeux is silky and intensely flavored.
She served the cremeux with fresh berries and a tuile.
Common combinations
- chocolate cremeux
- The chocolate cremeux was the highlight of the dessert.
- fruit cremeux
- A mango fruit cremeux added a tropical note.
- pipe cremeux
- Pipe the cremeux into the molds and freeze.
- a layer of cremeux
- The cake has a hidden layer of cremeux.
Synonyms and how they differ
- curd
- A fruit curd is similar but usually contains butter and eggs and is less smooth than a cremeux.
- custard
- Custard is a broader term for cooked milk-and-egg mixtures, while cremeux is a specific thick, creamy preparation.
- ganache
- Ganache is a chocolate-and-cream mixture; cremeux can be chocolate but often isn't.
Commonly confused: cremeux or creme? cremeux or cream?
cremeux vs creme
Creme (or crème) is a general word for cream or creamy liqueurs; cremeux is a specific dessert cream.
cremeux vs cream
Cream is the dairy product; cremeux is a prepared dessert made with cream, eggs, and flavorings.
Practice
The dessert menu listed a passion fruit _____ with coconut sorbet.
Choose one answer.
A 'cremeux' is a thick, smooth dessert cream that can be flavored with fruit. 'Creme' is too general, 'cream' is just the dairy product, and 'creme brulee' is a different specific dessert.
Make it your own
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