quenelle (plural quenelles)
(culinary) A light dumpling made of lightly spiced minced meat or fish bound with egg and poached.
(culinary) An elliptical shape moulded by chefs from soft foods using two spoons.
A gesture which is usually performed by pointing one arm diagonally downwards palm down, while touching the shoulder with the opposite hand.
quenelle (third-person singular simple present quenelles, present participle quenelling, simple past and past participle quenelled)
(cooking) To form a quenelle.
Source: Wiktionary
Que*nelle", n. Etym: [F.] (Cookery)
Definition: A kind of delicate forcemeat, commonly poached and used as a dish by itself or for garnishing.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 February 2025
(noun) a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; “he writes stories for the magazines”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
