bechamel-sauce









bechamel-sauce


noun

  1. a white sauce, sometimes seasoned with onion and nutmeg.
n.

1796, from French béchamel, named for Louis XIV’s steward, Louis de Béchamel, marquis de Nointel (1630-1703), who perfected it. Gamillscheg identifies him as a great gourmet of the time (“eines bekannten Feinschmeckers des 17. Jhdts.”).

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