Rouille

//ˈɹuːi// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A type of sauce from Provence, France, often served with fish dishes, consisting of egg yolk and olive oil with breadcrumbs, chili peppers, garlic, and saffron. countable, uncountable

    "Serve with grated Parmesan cheese and a rouille sauce [...]."

Example

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"Serve with grated Parmesan cheese and a rouille sauce [...]."

Etymology

Borrowed from French rouille (“rouille (sauce); rust”); the sauce is so named because its colour resembles that of rust.

Related phrases

chili pepperolive oil

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