What is mousse ?

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What is mousse ?

Answer 1

What you get when you cross Mickey and Bullwinkle.

But seriously, mousse is a molded chilled dessert made with sweetened and flavored whipped cream or egg whites and gelatin

Answer 2

Mousse is a form of creamy dessert typically made from egg and cream(Classically no cream, only egg yolks, eggs whites, sugar, and chocolate or other flavorings), usually in combination with other flavors such as chocolate or pureed fruit. ..........

Answer 3

Mousse is a form of creamy dessert typically made from egg and cream(Classically no cream, only egg yolks, eggs whites, sugar, and chocolate or other flavorings), usually in combination with other flavors such as chocolate or pureed fruit. The egg whites are beaten before being incorporated into the other ingredients to produce a light and fluffy yet extremely rich confection. It is then chilled to maintain its aeration.

Once only a speciality of French restaurants, chocolate mousse entered into American and English home cuisine in the 1960s. Mousse-like desserts in middle America commonly go under designations like "whip".

Depending on how it is prepared, it can range from light and fluffy to creamy and thick.

Due to usage of raw eggs, eating mousse may lead to food poisoning, caused by salmonella bacteria. Note that in the UK eggs marked with the Lion Mark have come from hens vaccinated against salmonella, although they may not have been pasteurised; but catering establishments generally use pasteurised eggs. Most food service establishments in the U.S. use pasteurized eggs whenever raw eggs are called for, so food poisoning should not be a concern there except in home cooking.

"Bavarian cream" (Fr. Bavaroise) is similar to mousse.

Answer 4

My favorite dessert!

Answer 5

It is my favourite dessert too, provided it is Chocolate Mousse.

Answer 6

I have a great recipe for it.

1 bin of condensed milk

1 bin of milk cream

chocolatepowder OR passion fruit juice OR lemon juice

put it all together in a blender, for about 2 minutes. Wait until it freezes and you'll have one of the most delicious creamy desserts ever!

Answer 7

Not only a dessert, you can make mousse out of other things too, I once had a salmon mousse, wonderful! But yes, most common as a dessert.