rémoulade

noun

ré·​mou·​lade ˌrā-mə-ˈläd How to pronounce rémoulade (audio)
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variants or remoulade
: a pungent sauce or dressing made with mayonnaise and additional ingredients (such as mustard, garlic, paprika, and hot sauce)

Examples of rémoulade in a Sentence

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Skillets of buttery cornbread, catfish nuggets with house remoulade, smoked jerk chicken wings, bowls of gumbo bobbing with crab legs, triangles of short rib sandwiches and platters stacked with powdered mincemeat cookies arrived on the table one after one. Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2025 Adding too many shrimp at once will lower the temperature of the oil, and the shrimp won’t get nicely browned and crunchy.) Spread some remoulade or mayo on the toasted bread. Katie Workman, Twin Cities, 3 Feb. 2025 Even landlubbers can chow down at the Otter: Stupak offers a double cheeseburger with remoulade and a New York strip with crawfish béarnaise. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2024 Cook shares how New Orleans has been known for its classic Creole dishes throughout the years, and shrimp remoulade is one of those very dishes. Amber Love Bond, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024 Cod or haddock usually anchor that dish, but Small Bar's take included mojo-spiced yellowtail snapper with cascabel chili, pickled chayote remoulade and shoestring potatoes. Kathryn Varn, Axios, 12 July 2024 Spicy Remoulade Pull inspiration from Nordic countries such as Iceland and Denmark and dollop some of this spicy-tart remoulade on your dog. Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 28 June 2024 My favorite upscale hush puppy is the one at Libby’s Southern Comfort, in Covington, where they are stuffed with goetta and served with remoulade sauce. Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 4 June 2024 The Big Easy Burger: bacon, pepper jack cheese, Cajun remoulade, jalapeno, and purple onion. Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2024

Word History

Etymology

French rémoulade

First Known Use

1733, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rémoulade was in 1733

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“Rémoulade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/r%C3%A9moulade. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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