Definition

Noun: A rich, creamy sauce of Eastern European origin, typically made with a base of sautéed onions, dry white wine, and sour cream, often served with poultry, veal, or game.

Usage

"Smitane" is a culinary term used to describe a specific type of sauce. It is an uncountable noun. You use it to refer to the sauce itself. * The chef prepared a classic smitane for the roasted chicken. * Would you like your cutlets with smitane or a mushroom sauce?

Examples

• The recipe for duck smitane is a family secret.
• The key to a good smitane is slowly caramelizing the onions.
• This veal dish is traditionally accompanied by smitane.

Advanced Usage

• As a modifier: "Smitane" can be used attributively (like an adjective) before another noun to describe a dish that features the sauce.
  • We are serving chicken smitane tonight.
  • He ordered the veal smitane.

Variants and Related Words

• Sauce Smitane: A more formal or descriptive term for the same sauce.
• Sour Cream Sauce: A more general term that describes the category of sauces to which smitane belongs, though it lacks the specific wine and onion components.

Synonyms

• Cream Sauce: A very broad synonym that lacks the specific ingredients of smitane.
• Velouté: Refers to a classic French white sauce made from stock and a roux, which can be a base for smitane but is not identical.

Different Meanings

The word "smitane" has no other common meanings in English outside of this culinary context.

Noun

1. veloute or brown sauce with sauteed chopped onion and dry white wine and sour cream