mousse
Sign in to saveA mousse (, ; ) is a soft, prepared food that incorporates air bubbles to give it a light and airy texture. Depending on preparation techniques, it can range from light and fluffy to creamy and thick. A mousse may be sweet or savory.
Key facts
- Food.name
- Mousse
- Food.image
- Chocolate coffee mousse.jpg
- Food.caption
- Chocolate mousse garnished with ground cinnamon
- Food.country
- France
- Food.course
- Dessert
- Food.main_ingredient
- Whipped egg whites or whipped cream, chocolate or puréed fruit
- Food.variations
- Chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, choco vanilla, etc.
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- dish
- Country of origin
- France
- Material used
- egg as food
- Image
- Chocolate coffee mousse.jpg
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- Mousse
- course
- dessert
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- History
- Types
- Sweet
- Savory
- Gallery
- See also
- References
A mousse (, ; ) is a soft, prepared food that incorporates air bubbles to give it a light and airy texture. Depending on preparation techniques, it can range from light and fluffy to creamy and thick. A mousse may be sweet or savory.
==History==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “mousse” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.