Definition

Noun: - A dish consisting of shrimp cooked in a rich, creamy sauce known as Newburg sauce, typically served within or alongside a ring of rice.

Usage

This term is used to name a specific prepared food item, a classic seafood dish often found on formal or traditional restaurant menus. - For our anniversary dinner, we both ordered the shrimp newburg. - The chef's specialty is a decadent shrimp newburg.

Advanced Usage

• The term is a proper noun for the dish and is not typically used in other grammatical constructions. The name is derived from "Newburg sauce," a sauce of American origin made with butter, cream, egg yolks, and sherry.

Variants and Related Words

• Newburg sauce (n): The creamy, sherry-flavored sauce that defines the dish.
• Lobster Newburg (n): A similar dish where lobster is used instead of shrimp.

Synonyms

• There are no direct synonyms for this specific dish name. It could be described generally as "creamy shrimp dish" or "shrimp in Newburg sauce."

Related Phrases

• To prepare shrimp newburg: To cook this specific dish.
  • She learned to prepare shrimp newburg from her grandmother's cookbook.

Noun

1. shrimp in Newburg sauce usually served in a rice ring