: a poached oval dumpling of pureed forcemeat (as of pike) often served in a cream sauce
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Amid the parade of courses, there’s beautiful plating and masterful technique: In one dish, a healthy quenelle of caviar is perched upon an impossibly light dashi meringue shaped like a fish.
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Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 10 June 2025
The mini pumpkin pie in particular, though, was a clever spin on the original with filling that had notes of caramel, topped with a quenelle of dreamy coconut cream and candied ginger.
—Kendyl Kearly, Baltimore Sun, 25 Nov. 2024
October 25th will feature Rhone wines with charcuterie and quenelles bites (one of the chef’s standout dishes at the restaurant).
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
Danny’s quenelle is made of scallop and zucchini mousse and is served with zucchini batons and green chartreuse; Rasika’s quenelle is made of daal and comes with beet and carrot batons and rasam, an Indian soup that Rasika compares to a consomme.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2024
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Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 10 June 2025
The mini pumpkin pie in particular, though, was a clever spin on the original with filling that had notes of caramel, topped with a quenelle of dreamy coconut cream and candied ginger.
—Kendyl Kearly, Baltimore Sun, 25 Nov. 2024
October 25th will feature Rhone wines with charcuterie and quenelles bites (one of the chef’s standout dishes at the restaurant).
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
Danny’s quenelle is made of scallop and zucchini mousse and is served with zucchini batons and green chartreuse; Rasika’s quenelle is made of daal and comes with beet and carrot batons and rasam, an Indian soup that Rasika compares to a consomme.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2024
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“Quenelle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quenelle. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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