parfait Definition
par·fait (pär fā′)
noun
- a dessert made of rich cream, eggs, syrup, etc. frozen together and served in a tall, slender, short-stemmed glass
- 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.
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