Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A name in the seventeenth century of the chignon.
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Examples
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Macque choux is an irresistibly rich, creamy, spicy corn dish, and this was textbook-perfect.
Candy Sagon on Mokomandy: Unusual partners make a nice team Candy Sagon 2010
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Pte choux, also known as choux paste or cream puff dough, defies a precise label.
Ratio Michael Ruhlman 2009
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The choux pastry that makes the cream puffs is lightweight and soft, so these are much lighter and less filling than regular shortcakes.
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* Cooked choux pastry (unfilled) can keep in an air tight container for 3 days and can be frozen for up to three weeks
Archive 2009-04-01 2009
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Au revoir, too, to éclairs, choux buns and meringues, but – and this might be controversial – I'll be relieved to be free of the tyranny of the croissant.
OK, if the French play up, the croissant gets it | Alex Clark 2011
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The Paris Brest is a ring of choux pastry, the same as you would use for a cream puff, that is filled with a whipped cream or mousse filling.
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I never thought to pipe choux pastry like that before!
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Oh! "l'odeur des choux" that are no longer fresh ... and the little flies that quickly infest them.
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* Cooked choux pastry (unfilled) can keep in an air tight container for 3 days and can be frozen for up to three weeks
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The choux pastry that makes the cream puffs is lightweight and soft, so these are much lighter and less filling than regular shortcakes.
Baking Bites » Print » Strawberry Mascarpone Cream Puffs 2009
ruzuzu commented on the word choux
"n. A name in the seventeenth century of the chignon."
--from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
February 26, 2015