Never having heard the term before, I’m going to assume it is a British term and therefore, the difference would be whether you are eating it in England or the United States! 20 quid sounds like a lot pay for it no matter what. You should enter this in the BLD challenge, which is backlit food. I’m sorry I don’t know the number for you, but it is a gorgeous photo.
@grammyn posh restaurants will shape the dollop and therefore charge a premium!! Thanks for BLD tag tip @ljmanning just window light, thank you @will_wooderson Sorry Will, it;s all gone now @gardencat you reckon??! @wakelys would save you a bit, but SiL took it away with him!
Had to laugh at your narrative here. I wasn't sure what a quenelle was so I googled it and then I saw your tag saying 'about 20 quid' ha ha, that would be right. I think I will stick with dollop.
The Oxford Languages dictionary defines quenelle as a small seasoned ball of pounded fish or meat. I'd say there's a big difference. But this treat looks so yummy.
I only know what a quenelle is because I watch a lot of Masterchef and apparently it's more visually appealing than a dollop. Either way this looks very tasty
In France quenelles were pounded fish or meat in that shape. But I guess quenelle perhaps refers more to the shape than the product? A dollop sounds more rustic and wholesome though!
@jamibann it's now used to describe the egg-shape of decorative cream, often used in posh places @kjarn the joke was made by James Martin, a TV chef @randystreat it was tasty, with a dollop of creme-freche!!! @grammyn very few entries @wendyfrost I eat around it! @corinnec hahaha @onewing me too @joansmor thanks
I want you to know that I wasted a huge amount of time yesterday evening, finding out what a quenelle was, watching two videos on how to make them, and following a nagging feeling I had that I knew the word "quenelle" from some other context -- then thinking it was a musical director from Minneapolis and doing a vain search for Phillip Quenelle, only to finally realize the name was Phllip BRUNELLE -- then listening to the first of a series of podcasts called "Renaissance Man" with his son interviewing him -- AND THEN falling asleep while listening to that. Thanks a bunch! Nice backlit food photo, BTW. You really should tag it.
@ljmanning just window light, thank you
@will_wooderson Sorry Will, it;s all gone now
@gardencat you reckon??!
@wakelys would save you a bit, but SiL took it away with him!
@kjarn the joke was made by James Martin, a TV chef
@randystreat it was tasty, with a dollop of creme-freche!!!
@grammyn very few entries
@wendyfrost I eat around it!
@corinnec hahaha
@onewing me too
@joansmor thanks
@robz it was!
@merrelyn oh yes
@swillinbillyflynn and never ever a squirt
@pusspup me neither