Mousses

Appears in
Professional Cooking: 10th Edition

By Wayne Gisslen

Published 2025

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A savory cold mousse, as used for the base of a terrine, is a preparation of puréed meat, poultry, fish, vegetable, or other food, bound with gelatin and usually lightened with the addition of partially whipped heavy cream. (It is true that the terms mousse and mousseline are often used more or less interchangeably, but we use them here in two distinct senses to avoid confusion.)

The gelatin used to bind or set the mousse may be added in the form of an aspic jelly or as powdered gelatin softened and dissolved in another liquid ingredient.