(a.) Formed into short, close ringlets; frizzed; crisp; as, crispy locks.
(a.) Crisp; brittle; as, a crispy pie crust.
Example Sentences:
(1) Jane Baxter's stuffed courgette flowers Stuffed courgette flowers Photograph: Rob White You can't get much more summery than courgette flowers – Jane Baxter's take on these light crispy fried delights (use a vegetarian parmesan-style cheese ).
(2) My roast beef sandwich with crispy onions and celeriac was tasty, although the decision to serve it on a slight sweet buttermilk roll is a curious one.
(3) The sushi and sashimi are the freshest and best I've had in forever, the specials are always interesting (burdock root, crispy pig's ear, sole pirate ship!)
(4) Photograph: Franck Allais and Ed Johns for the Guardian Flatbread, baked golden and crispy, tossed in a light salad and dressing.
(5) moray eel burger – crispy, umami and rich, it’s the bacon of the sea.
(6) Grilled onion salad with pomegranates Serves 4 1kg new season's onions with tops on (or red and spring onions), roots trimmed and washed 1 large pomegranate, or 100g picked pomegranate seeds 1 tbs finely chopped fresh mint For the dressing: 1 large pomegranate, or 100g picked pomegranate seeds 1 small garlic clove, crushed to a paste with salt 6 tbs extra virgin olive oil sea salt and black pepper Place the onions whole over a hot barbecue, directly on the naked flame of a gas hob or under the grill until the skin is charred and crispy all over and the flesh is very soft, for about 15-40 minutes depending on the size of the onions.
(7) The Gastronomy of Italy by Anna del Conte (Pavilion) Crispy apple dumplings with walnut butter and anise cream Braeburn and granny smith apples bring flavour and texture.
(8) The lanky O'Neill, who had been a friend to many of the YBAs, launched himself into Rome almost five years ahead of the legendary Larry Gagosian , who has a gallery at Via Francesco Crispi 16.
(9) A mutton pie, that is, hot, in a roll (soft or crispy), with loads of HP.
(10) Gently grilled, or fried till crisp – not 'crispy', a description Elizabeth David abhorred.
(11) Montero says: “Ours is a free, spontaneous and creative cuisine – we are an experimental, investigative laboratory whose project is to bring to light a great range of little-known edible products, inspired by our own experiences in the kitchen.” A tostada – crispy-fried, house-made corn tortilla – comes topped with smoked trout from nearby mountain streams, fresh fava beans, wild greens and edible flowers.
(12) A menu entitled tacos prehispánicos offers a far-reaching conflagration of edible insects, such as sautéed grasshoppers, gusanos de maguey (grubs found in agave plants), and crispy fried black beetles called cocopaches .
(13) It specialises in thin yet juicy crispy-edged burgers with tons of flavour; and the ice-cold creamy root beer, served in frosty mugs, is made daily from a recipe dating back to 1919.
(14) Cash is concerned that some pizzas, such as Sainsbury’s thin and crispy cheese and tomato pizza, contain even more salt than when they undertook a similar survey in 2012, despite the food industry being urged to reduce salt content.
(15) Topped with a crispy crumb, this really hits the spot.
(16) Tim Hughes is chef director at Caprice Holdings; caprice-holdings.co.uk Yong Shuang Peng’s dry-fried prawns Facebook Twitter Pinterest Romas Foord for the Observer Dry-fried prawns are highly addictive – these are hot, spicy, aromatic and crispy.
(17) The pancake-like, fermented rice and lentil dosa has the correct light lactic edge: it is crispy and lacy but still malleable and it contains a melting potato filling reassuringly dotted with mustard seeds.
(18) Recipe supplied by Béa Peltre, latartinegourmande.com Turkish filo tart with lamb A speedy, crispy version of pide , the Turkish pizza, where filo cleverly replaces the bread dough.
(19) On my 11-course tasting menu (€105pp, plus wine), just one dish, crispy pork with pickled pears, contained meat.
(20) She spent an hour preparing a huge spread of dishes, using her own curry powder: jackfruit curry, crispy chewy aubergine, bitter gourd salad, fish balls, mango chutney and ambulthiyal – chunks of yellowfin tuna steeped in spices.
Crunchy
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) Meanwhile, Guy Harvey has this to say of Kathryn Woodfine's chocolate dilemma: "Settling for the Wheat Crunchies demonstrates the following: Kathryn doesn't go for what she wants in life, she isn't resourceful.
(2) Mix the halved sprouts with the oil and a quarter-teaspoon of salt, then spread out on an oven tray lined with baking paper and roast for 10 minutes, until cooked through and golden-brown but still crunchy, then remove from the oven.
(3) 3 Bake for about 15 minutes – the cake will have a crunchy surface and be gooey inside.
(4) And a chocolate bar (crunchy biscuit base on the bottom, soft rich nougat on the top).
(5) His take on spaghetti carbonara is just as playful, the pasta replaced with crunchy strings of palmito , white fleshy palm hearts, a classic Brazilian ingredient.
(6) Nicholas Brady's text updated the science a bit, and Purcell created some gloriously crunchy dissonances resolving to broad, bright harmony as he praised Cecilia, the embodiment of music, and her role in creating cosmic harmony out of atomic chaos: "Soul of the World!
(7) James Anderson and Stuart Broad rediscovered their mojos, Chris Jordan looked every inch a Test player and Liam Plunkett, though not really suggesting he has a role in the long term, at least showed that he offers something different to add to England's bowling mix – a crunchy crouton in the soup of the attack, if you like – while the search for a spinning solution continues.
(8) This was no abstract essay, but a speech written in concrete, packed with what the wonks call "crunchy" nuggets of policy.
(9) What we need is to translate these into crunchy policies in power, buildings, transport and agriculture," he said.
(10) Toast or grill the slices of sourdough or soda bread so that they are crunchy on the outside but still have a bit of give when squeezed.
(11) Ordering a procession of dishes to share over a long afternoon's grazing is the perfect way to go here: try crunchy cubes of fried tapioca with a sweet and spicy dipping sauce, and out-of-this-world torresmo (meaty, homemade pork scratchings, £1.30).
(12) Recipe supplied by Heidi Swanson, 101cookbooks.com Shredded Chinese cabbage, cashew nut and duck salad The crunchy texture of Chinese cabbage makes this salad fresh and light, despite using confit duck.
(13) This is "cucina casalinga" at its best – crunchy raddichio and fennel preserved in olive oil and vinegar, spaghetti with a rich wild-boar ragu, tender pork chops and juicy sausages hot from the grill.
(14) The moussaka (£8.50) is heavenly: crunchy and cheesy on top, and intensely savoury below.
(15) Popular with journalists and staff from Editora Abril – the offices of Brazil's magazine leviathan are just down the road – Ella offers silky, exquisite homemade pasta, springy gnocchi and tender milanesas (breaded steak in a superbly crunchy coating).
(16) They are deliciously light and crunchy, but still connected to cubes of tender pork.
(17) 2 Turn the heat down and cook the the flour for about 10 minutes, stirring constantly so the flour becomes slightly toasted and crunchy.
(18) Recipe supplied by Ben Tish, Saltyard Scallop and corn gyoza Briefly frying the dumplings gives a crunchy bottom.
(19) Sweet and sour courgettes with sesame noodles Sweet and sour courgettes with sesame noodles Photograph: Tamin Jones for the Guardian You can swap the courgettes for other crunchy green veg when not in season, or serve them simply with steamed rice.
(20) In White children in an institution, the mean pH value of faeces became significantly more acid when a supplement of 6 oranges, although not of bran 'crunchies', was consumed daily.