Napoleon / [nuh-poh-lee-uhn]:
A pastry made of layered puff pastry rectangles filled with pastry cream and glazed with fondant.
Nappe or Nap / (nāp):
To coat with thickened sauce. Consistency of a sauce that will coat the back of a spoon.
Nouvelle Cuisine / [noo-vel kwee-zeen]:
Literally. “new cooking.” A culinary movement emphasizing freshness and lightness of ingredients, natural flavors simply prepared, and innovative combinations and presentation.
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