white sauce

• Sauce de couleur pâle préparée à base de beurre, de farine et de lait (béchamel), ou parfois de crème et de bouillon, utilisée comme base pour de nombreux plats salés.

A creamy, pale-colored sauce made from butter, flour, and milk (béchamel), or sometimes from cream and stock, used as a base in many savory dishes.

1. Creamy sauce baseB1formal

   A smooth, pale sauce made from butter, flour, and milk, used as a base for many dishes.

   Sauce blanche

   • She prepared a white sauce for the lasagna.
   • The recipe calls for a simple white sauce with nutmeg.
   • Pour the white sauce over the vegetables before baking.