Everything about Souffle totally explained
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soufflé is a light, fluffy,
baked dish made with
egg yolks and beaten
egg whites combined with various other ingredients and served as a savory main dish or sweetened as a
dessert. The word soufflé is the
past participle of the
French verb souffler which means "to blow up" or more loosely "puff up" — an apt description of what happens to this combination of
custard and egg whites.
Every soufflé is made from 2 basic components:
- a base of flavored cream sauce or purée
- beaten egg whites.
The base provides the flavor and the whites provide the "lift". Foods commonly used for the base in a soufflé include cheese, chocolate, banana and lemon (the last three are used for desserts, often with a good deal of sugar).
When it comes out of the oven, a soufflé should be puffed up and fluffy, and will generally fall after 5 or 10 minutes (as risen dough does).
Soufflés can be made in containers of all shapes and sizes but it's traditional to make soufflé in "soufflé cups" or
ramekins. These containers vary greatly in size, but are typically glazed white, flat-bottomed, round
porcelain containers with unglazed bottoms and fluted exterior borders.
There are a number of variations on the soufflé theme. One is an
ice cream soufflé. This combines a soufflé with ice cream and either a fruit or a hot sauce.
There are many variations, but there are different kinds of "souffles" such as the Ice Cream Souffle. Not to be mistaken with the one above. The Ice cream souffle AKA glace souffle is a cold treat which is sometimes soft ans fluffy and cold or others variations include a meringue covered ice cream.
A simple recipe of the ice cream souffle is made from eggs, sugar, and whip cream. and froze in the freezer for overnight and can be eaten alone or topped with syrups.
In Popular Culture
The soufflé, because of its tendency to fall rather quickly, has been displayed in many forms of media, especially cartoons and children's programs, as very difficult to survive outside the oven for more than a short time. Some jest that a poke, a loud noise or even a dirty look will make a soufflé collapse.
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