salad cream

Thân thiện

She adds a spoonful of salad cream to her bowl of lettuce and tomatoes.

Definition

Noun: A creamy, pale yellow condiment used as a salad dressing. It is similar to mayonnaise but typically has a tangier, slightly sweeter, and less rich flavor profile, often made with vinegar, mustard, oil, and egg.

Usage

"Salad cream" is used as a mass noun. It refers to the specific condiment itself. It is typically served cold and used as a dressing for salads, a dip for vegetables, or a sauce for sandwiches and other cold dishes. * She drizzled salad cream over her potato salad. * Do you prefer mayonnaise or salad cream in your sandwich? * The recipe calls for a tablespoon of salad cream.

Advanced Usage

• As a defining characteristic: Can be used to specify a type of dish.
  • He made a salad cream pasta, a popular British picnic food.

Variants and Related Words

• Salad dressing (n): The general term for any sauce used to flavor salads, under which "salad cream" is a specific type.

Synonyms

• Creamy salad dressing (general)
• Note: "Mayonnaise" is a similar but distinct product; they are not perfect synonyms.

Related Phrases/Idioms

• (To be) as British as salad cream: An informal idiom highlighting the condiment's strong association with British cuisine.
  • A Sunday roast followed by a trifle? That's as British as salad cream.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a creamy salad dressing resembling mayonnaise