white sauce

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A white sauce is a fundamental culinary preparation, essentially a roux (a mixture of flour and fat) combined with milk, cream, or stock, and seasoned. This versatile sauce serves as a base for numerous dishes, providing flavor, moisture, and textural contrast. A well-known example is the French Béchamel sauce, named after Louis de Béchamel, a courtier in the court of Louis XIV. White sauce is also referred to as cream sauce.12345

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…ones are the families of white sauces, brown sauces, and tomato sauces, the mayonnaise family, and the hollandaise family. White sauces, which are served with poultry, fish, veal, or vegetables, are prepared by making a white roux, a mixture of butter and flour, which is cooked and stirred to smoothness.…
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…ones are the families of white sauces, brown sauces, and tomato sauces, the mayonnaise family, and the hollandaise family. White sauces, which are served with poultry, fish, veal, or vegetables, are prepared by making a white roux, a mixture of butter and flour, which is cooked and stirred to smoothness.…
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