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Oysters Rockefeller — consists of oysters on the half shell that have been topped with various other ingredients (often parsley and other green herbs, a rich butter sauce and bread crumbs) and are then baked or broiled. History Oysters Rockefeller was created at the… … Wikipedia
Oysters Rockefeller — Oysters Rockefeller is a concoction of oysters topped with a puree of spinach, celery, onion and seasonings, baked on a bed of rock salt, thick enough to keep the oysters in shell from tipping over. The dish was not the brainchild of any… … Dictionary of eponyms
oysters Rockefeller — n. oysters topped typically with cooked spinach, cream sauce or butter, bacon, and seasonings, and broiled in a bed of rock salt: served on a half shell … English World dictionary
oysters Rockefeller — Cookery. oysters spread with a mixture of spinach, butter, seasonings, and bread crumbs and baked on the half shell. [of unclear orig.; the dish appar. has no direct connection with John D. ROCKEFELLER or his heirs] * * * … Universalium
oysters Rockefeller — oys′ters Rock′efeller n. coo oysters spread with a mixture of spinach, butter, seasonings, and breadcrumbs and baked on the half shell … From formal English to slang
oysters Rockefeller — noun oysters spread with butter and spinach and seasonings and baked on the half shell • Hypernyms: ↑huitre, ↑oyster … Useful english dictionary
Oyster — For other uses, see Oyster (disambiguation). Crassostrea gigas from the Marennes Oléron basin in France The word oyster is used as a common name for a number of distinct groups of bivalve molluscs which live in marine or brackish habitats. The… … Wikipedia
Louisiana Creole cuisine — Dishes typical of Creole food Creole Jambalaya with shrimp, ham, tomato, and Andouille sausage … Wikipedia
List of foods named after people — This is a list of food items named after people. :For other lists of eponyms (names derived from people) see eponym. :For a list of eponyms sorted by name see List of eponyms.A* Fillet of Beef Prince Albert – Queen Victoria s Consort Prince… … Wikipedia
Clams casino — For the hip hop producer, see Clams Casino (musician) Clams casino over rock salt with lemon and parsley garnish Clams casino is a clam on the halfshell dish with breadcrumbs and bacon.[1] It originated in Rhode Island in the United States … Wikipedia
