Nesselrode
Noun A rich, frozen dessert pudding. It is traditionally made with chopped chestnuts, maraschino cherries, candied fruits, and flavored with liqueur (such as maraschino) or rum.
Nesselrode is a specific, uncountable noun referring to a type of frozen pudding. It is used as the name of the dish itself. - For dessert, the restaurant served a classic nesselrode. - The recipe for nesselrode calls for chestnut purée.
The term can function attributively as a modifier before another noun to describe a flavor or style. - We enjoyed a slice of nesselrode pie. - The ice cream parlor offers nesselrode flavor.
- Nesselrode pudding: A fuller, more descriptive name for the same dish.
- Nesselrode cream: An alternative name highlighting its creamy, frozen texture.
- Frozen chestnut pudding: A descriptive synonym.
- Chestnut bombe: A related type of molded frozen dessert that may be similar in style.
Nesselrode is a proper noun that became a common noun. It is named after Count Karl Robert von Nesselrode, a 19th-century Russian diplomat. The dish reflects a historical style of elaborate, fruit-and-nut-filled frozen desserts.
- a rich frozen pudding made of chopped chestnuts and maraschino cherries and candied fruits and liqueur or rum