A sweet creamy dessert made from milk, sugar, and gelatin or cornstarch, often flavored with vanilla or fruit.
From French 'blanc-manger' meaning literally 'white food,' from 'blanc' (white) and 'manger' (to eat). The dessert was popular in medieval cuisine and the French name was adopted into English.
Blancmange is a delightful example of how English borrowed fancy French dishes with their fancy French names—it originally meant food whites and gelatins, making it literally 'eating whiteness.'
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