hollandaise sauce
/ˌhɒlənˈdeɪz
/ /ˈhɒlənˌdeɪz /noun [mass noun]
A creamy sauce of melted butter, egg yolks, and vinegar, served especially with fish.A dressing of lemon butter or hollandaise sauce suits it....
- For the main course I had the spinach and mushroom pancake served with hollandaise sauce and cafe salad for €8.75.
- The rest of the food was okay, nothing extraordinary, but it hit the spot and satisfied you in a way only eggs in hollandaise sauce can.
Origin
French hollandaise, feminine of hollandais 'Dutch', from Hollande 'Holland'.