View synonyms for vichyssoise

vichyssoise

[ vish-ee-swahz, vee-shee-swahz ]

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noun

a cream soup of potatoes and leeks, usually served chilled and often garnished with chopped chives.

vichyssoise

/ viʃiswaz /

a thick soup made from leeks, potatoes, chicken stock, and cream, usually served chilled

1915–20; < French ( crême ) vichyssoise (cream soup) of Vichy

French, from ( crème ) Vichyssoise ( glacée ) (ice-cold cream) from Vichy

It is also versatile as a soup base; add watercress and you have watercress soup, or stir in cream and chill it for a vichyssoise.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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