custard

/'kʌstəd/

Thân thiện

The chef pours warm custard over the fresh fruit.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A sweetened, cooked mixture of milk (or cream) and eggs, often thickened by the coagulation of egg proteins through heating. It can be served as a dessert sauce, a filling, or a standalone baked, boiled, or frozen dish.

Usage

• As a noun: "Custard" is typically a mass noun (uncountable) when referring to the substance, but can be countable when referring to individual servings or types.
  • We had custard with the apple pie.
  • The chef prepared three different custards: vanilla, chocolate, and caramel.

Examples

Advanced Usage

• "Custard powder": A powdered mix used to make an imitation custard, typically thickened with cornflour instead of eggs.
  • He made a quick dessert using custard powder and milk.

Variants and Related Words

• Custard pie (n): A comedic prop or a dessert consisting of a pie filled with custard.
  • The clown scene ended with a custard pie to the face.

Synonyms

• Crème anglaise: A pourable vanilla custard sauce.
• Pastry cream: A thicker custard used as a filling, often stabilized with flour or cornstarch.

Related Phrases/Idioms

• "The proof of the pudding is in the eating": This proverb, while about pudding, is often associated with custard-based desserts, meaning the real value of something can only be judged by trying it.
• "Custard skin": Refers to the layer that forms on the surface of cooling custard.
  • Some people love the custard skin, others carefully remove it.

Học thuật

Noun

1. sweetened mixture of milk and eggs baked or boiled or frozen