zabaglionen.
/ˌzab(a)lˈjəʊni/, /ˌzab(a)lˈjəʊneɪ/, U.S. /ˌzɑbəlˈjoʊni/, /ˌzɑbəlˈjoʊneɪ/ A dessert consisting of egg yolks, sugar, and (usually Marsala) wine, whipped to a frothy texture over a gentle heat and served either hot or cold. Cf. sabayon n.
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syllabub?1562
sillibouk1574
sillub1583
merribowk1611
whip-syllabub1740
zabaglione1899
1899 M. Ninet Dainty Meals for Small Households xiv. xiv. 223 Sambaglione.—Put into a saucepan about six new-laid eggs, and two sherry-glassfuls of Madeira.
1901 W. G. Waters Cook's Decameron 175/1 Zabajone is a kind of syllabub.
1901 W. G. Waters Cook's Decameron 175/2 (heading) Iced zabajone.
1914 C. E. Edwards Bohemian in San Francisco 104 This was followed by a glass of zabaione for dessert.
1917 Blackwood's Mag. Jan. 111/1 We dined off onion pilaff, and sponge-cake of maize flour with zabayone.
1924 M. Kennedy Constant Nymph xvi. 222 She had instructed Roberto to beat up some eggs..that she might make zabaglione.
1932 Times Lit. Suppl. 10 Nov. 836/4 At a single opening of the book we find..zambaglione (the reviewer would prefer to omit the lemon-juice but to add a pinch of yeast).
1958 Times 2 Oct. 11/4 A nation that is content at midday with shepherd's pie..must dine out off kebabs and zabagliones.
1960 House & Garden May 94/3 A copper zabaglione pan.
1974 Country Life 25 Apr. 1006/1 The best-known Italian sweet, zabaglione.
1981 R. Airth Once a Spy ix. 100 Zac ordered blackberry, peach, pineapple [ices] and zabaione.
1984 Listener 1 Nov. 42/2 Whatever food is mentioned, from aubergines to zabaglione, they are ready to garnish it with some unsavoury gobbet of introductory junk music.
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