Crème anglaise

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Crème anglaise over a slice of pain d'épices

Crème anglaise (Script error: No such module "IPA".; Template:Langnf), custard sauce, pouring custard, or simply custard[1] is a light, sweetened pouring custard from French cuisine,[2] used as a dessert cream or sauce. It is a mix of sugar, egg yolks, and hot milk usually flavoured with vanilla.

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As a beverage, it is known as "drinking custard" or "boiled custard" in the American South and served like eggnog during the Christmas season.[3][4]

Other names include the French terms Script error: No such module "Lang". ("English-style cream") and Script error: No such module "Lang". ("French cream").[5]

Imitation custard sauce, containing no egg, is often made from instant custard powders such as Bird's Custard.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

See also

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Notes

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  1. Alan Davidson, The Oxford Companion to Food, s.v. 'custard', 'crème'
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  5. Larousse Gastronomique, 1st English edition, p. 319

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