Mornay sauce

/mˈɔːneɪ sˈɔːs/

/mˈɔːɹneɪ sˈɔːs/

[noun]

Mornay sauce

[NOUN]

a velvety sauce that is based on béchamel with grated gruyere or parmesan cheese

Examples

1. My parents hosted a brunch and served Eggs Benedict with a luscious mornay sauce, impressing their guests.

2. - So to recap, a Mornay sauce is basically a cheese sauce.

3. Created during the 1920s at the Brown Hotel in Louisville, the Hot Brown contains roasted turkey breast, toast points, Mornay sauce, and Pecorino Romano cheese.

4. It's basically an open-faced turkey sandwich with bacon and Mornay sauce, which is a béchamel sauce with melted Gruyère.

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