ramekin

or ram·e·quin

[ ram-i-kin ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a small dish in which food can be baked and served.
a small, separately cooked portion of a cheese preparation or other food mixture baked in a small dish without a lid.

ramekin

/ ˈræmɪkɪn /

Origin of ramekin¹

1700–10; < French ramequin < dialectal Dutch, Middle Dutch rammeken

Origin of ramekin¹

C18: French ramequin , of Germanic origin

Lexington (North Carolina) vinegar-pepper sauce comes in a small ramekin on the plate.

In a small ramekin, a slice of black sea bass, an oyster and a few herbs limply floated in a salty broth.

Boil cauliflower until tender; separate so that a flower will be in each ramekin.

Remove carefully to a well-buttered shallow ramekin, dot over with bits of butter, finish cooking in the oven, and serve.

Put in ramekin and bake 20 or 30 minutes in slow oven until well browned.

Salamandering with an iron that has a gay, carnivalesque design can make a sort of harlequin Ramekin.

Some Ramekin dishes are made so exquisitely that they may be collected like snuff bottles.

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