ramekin
Americannoun
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a small dish in which food can be baked and served.
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a small, separately cooked portion of a cheese preparation or other food mixture baked in a small dish without a lid.
noun
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a savoury dish made from a cheese mixture baked in a fireproof container
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the container itself
Etymology
Origin of ramekin
1700–10; < French ramequin < dialectal Dutch, Middle Dutch rammeken
Example Sentences
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The South Carolina crab shack fried green tomatoes with a ramekin of remoulade.
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If you’d like to enjoy it cold, divide the pudding into individual ramekins and place it in the refrigerator for an hour before serving.
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Another bite lands me on a patio in South Carolina, asking for a second ramekin of honey butter to go alongside a hot basket of cornbread-like hushpuppies like I have no shame.
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You can fill a buttered ramekin or small casserole dish to bake whatever does not fit in the pan.
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Cooked in ovenproof shells or ramekins, scallops are nestled within a rich sauce of wine, herbs and cream then topped with toasty, cheesy breadcrumbs.
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