Definition of "sabayon" [sabayon]

• See zabaglione. (noun)

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• "I love them plain, peeled like an orange, but when I want to gussy them up a bit, I whip up a sabayon, drizzle it over peeled grapefruit segments, and broil until the sabayon is browned."
• "March 19th, 2007 at 10:33 pm there is a popular italian or latin ice cream flavor called sabayon or zabayon made with liquor which imitates the italian custard dessert sabayon. from wikipedia: Sabayon is an Italian dessert made with egg yolks, sugar, a sweet liquor usually Marsala wine, and sometimes cream or whole eggs."
• "The French discovered zabaglione around 1800, and by 1850 had incorporated it into their system of sauces as a dessert cream with the more refined-sounding name sabayon."