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DictionarymousseAiry dish
noun

mousse

MOOSS/muːs/

A light airy food made by whipping its ingredients.

The lifted spoonful reveals the chocolate mousse's light, airy texture.

A close-up of chocolate mousse in a clear dessert coupe, with a spoonful lifted out to expose its light, aerated texture.
Etymology
mousseOld Frenchfroth, scum

The meaning 'froth' connects mousse to the airy texture of whipped cream or egg desserts. The hair preparation received the same name because of its foamy appearance.

In context

Nigella Lawson2:51
it's almost like cheesecake mousse mascarpone whipped with some egg and a hundred grams of caster sugar just pour half of that all there abouts into the yolks
Nigella Lawson's Anglo-Italian Trifle | Forever Summer With Nigella

More examples

  • The lemon mousse feels light and airy on my tongue.
  • We serve salmon mousse with crackers as an appetizer.
  • The bakery sells chocolate and raspberry mousses in small cups.

Forms

mousse · mousses

Similar words

pudding
Usually thicker and less airy, without a whipped texture.
soufflé
A light dish that rises during baking, unlike mousse.