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parfait Definition

par·fait (pär fā′)

noun

  1. a dessert made of rich cream, eggs, syrup, etc. frozen together and served in a tall, slender, short-stemmed glass
  2. a dessert of layers of ice cream, crushed fruit, etc. in such a glass

Etymology: Fr, lit., perfect

parfait Usage Examples

Converse of object

serve: To serve the parfait, slice it with a knife dipped in hot water.

Adjective modifier

  • iced: Baked chocolate fondant with vanilla ice cream and iced strawberry parfait with black peppered strawberries and mint are among the desserts.
  • strawberry: Baked chocolate fondant with vanilla ice cream and iced strawberry parfait with black peppered strawberries and mint are among the desserts.
  • plus: Tu es ma vraie joie et mon plaisir le plus parfait, Toi qui es maîtresse de mon être comme de tous mes biens.

Noun used with modifier

  • liver: The food was very good indeed starting with a duck liver parfait, then mousse made by local Franken fish wrapped in spinach.
  • chicken: My foie gras and chicken liver parfait to start however was a fluffy as a cloud.
  • duck: The food was very good indeed starting with a duck liver parfait, then mousse made by local Franken fish wrapped in spinach.
  • mango: Friday was a green chili chicken from green curry paste lovingly made by my own two hands, followed by a mango parfait.
  • banana: For pudding we had poached pear in white wine and cinnamon and a banana parfait - both classic well prepared and attractively presented.