Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
meuniere
noun
/mø.njɛr/
Definition
A style of cooking fish, typically pan-fried and served with a sauce made of butter, parsley, and lemon.
Examples
- The chef prepared a delicious trout meuniere for dinner.
- She learned to make meuniere sauce to pair with her fried fish.
Meaning
The term ‘meuniere’ comes from the French word for miller, referring to the flour used to coat the fish before cooking.
Synonyms
- Fried fish
- Flour-coated fish
