Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Cooked with onions: lyonnaise potatoes; potatoes lyonnaise.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Lyonnese: specifically applied in cookery to a style of serving potatoes, etc., with a sauce of butter, parsley, and sometimes onions.
Wiktionary
- adj. Cooked with onions, especially caramelized onions.
- adj. Prepared in a style typical to Lyons.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Applied to boiled potatoes cut into small pieces and heated in oil or butter. They are usually flavored with onion and parsley.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. cooked with onions
Etymologies
- From French (à la) Lyonnaise, (in the manner) of Lyon, from Lyon .
Examples
“The modern glass building now the home of just under 60 commerçants and restaurants was finished in the early 70's and has evolved into the haut lieu of la gastronomie lyonnaise, rather surprising when one steps into the glass and cement building.”
The Huffington Post: Jamie Schler: A Side Trip to Lyons: Le Marché
“The modern glass building now the home of just under 60 commerçants and restaurants was finished in the early 70's and has evolved into the haut lieu of la gastronomie lyonnaise, rather surprising when one steps into the glass and cement building.”
The Huffington Post: Jamie Schler: A Side Trip to Lyons: Le Marché
“Anyway, good luck with the princess wedding dress! petite lyonnaise |”
“Is there a chance of there being a (even fuzzy) glimpse of the future Mr-petiteanglaise? petite lyonnaise |”
“Friday, I precooked some of my Thanksgiving dishes—lyonnaise potato gratin, sausage and cornbread stuffing—in between hours of mapping out exactly how the stencil would go on the wall and testing my painting techniques on cardboard.”
“For lunch I ordered sardines on toast, pickled herring, a grilled mutton chop, buttered green beans, pommes lyonnaise and lemon sherbert.”
“For seafood, the grilled Atlantic salmon pairs beautifully with the beurre mueniere (lemon butter sauce), the steamed asparagus and pommes lyonnaise.”
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“For lunch I ordered sardines on toast, pickled herring, a grilled mutton chop, buttered green beans, pommes lyonnaise and lemon sherbet.”
The Wall Street Journal: 'It Seemed Like A Good Idea At the Time'
“Her nausea had finally become “only” morning sickness, not morning, noon, and night, and she was able to enjoy the delicious dinner her mother made: she-crab soup, glazed ham, potatoes lyonnaise, string beans with slivered roasted almonds, pecan pie, and apple tartin.”
“I made the salad lyonnaise and the english muffins for brunch for friends today.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘lyonnaise’.
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Saucy
See also Hernesheir's Open List: Sauces.
hollandaise, mayonnaise, béarnaise, bolognaise, bordelaise, rouennaise, satay, chilli, béchamel, dijonnaise, hoisin, soy and 60 more...
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