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| apple pie |
a pastry dish made with sliced apples and flavored with sugar, cinnamon, and sometimes other spices, often considered typically American or even symbolic of American culture and values. |
| beef bourguignon |
a dish consisting of braised cubes of beef in a red-wine sauce, often with mushrooms or other vegetables. |
| beef Wellington |
a dish consisting of a lightly roasted piece of beef covered with pâté de foie gras, surrounded with pastry, and baked. |
| bowl1 |
a deep, rounded dish used mostly for containing food, liquids, or the like. [2/6 definitions] |
| calamari |
squid after it has been cooked, esp. as an Italian dish. |
| calzone |
an Italian dish consisting of a pizza-dough shell filled with meat, cheese, vegetables, or the like. |
| casserole |
a dish, often deep and covered, in which food can be baked and served. [2/3 definitions] |
| chafing dish |
a lidded dish or pot, supported on a metal frame with a candle or other heating device beneath it, and used to cook food at the table or keep it hot. |
| chili con carne |
a spicy Mexican dish of beef and chilies or chili powder, often with beans and onions. |
| chop suey |
a Chinese-American dish of bean sprouts, other vegetables, and small bits of meat, chicken, or fish cooked and poured over rice. |
| chow mein |
a Chinese-American dish of stewed bean sprouts, other vegetables, and bits of chicken, seafood, or meat, poured over fried noodles. |
| clams casino |
a dish in which clams, combined with a dressing flavored with garlic and bacon, are broiled on the half shell. |
| coaster |
a disk or small dish for placing under a glass to keep moisture off a table. [1/4 definitions] |
| cobbler |
a deep-dish fruit pie with a thick crust only on the top. [1/3 definitions] |
| compote |
a dish with a long stem, a base, and sometimes a lid, used to serve fruits, nuts, and confections. [1/2 definitions] |
| coq au vin |
a dish consisting of chicken browned and stewed in red wine with onions, mushrooms, and seasonings. |
| couscous |
a North African dish of steamed crushed grain such as semolina. |
| Creole |
(l.c.) prepared with tomatoes, peppers, and seasonings, as a sauce or dish. [1/6 definitions] |
| deep-dish pie |
a pie, usu. of fruit, baked in a deep dish, often with a crust only on the top. |
| derma2 |
in Jewish cooking, an intestinal membrane used to hold a bread stuffing for a dish called kishke. |
| dish |
to shape like a dish; make concave. [1/7 definitions] |
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