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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a sort of aspic" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing something that resembles or is similar to aspic, which is a gelatinous dish.
Example: "The dish was intriguing, presenting itself as a sort of aspic, with vibrant colors and a wobbly texture."
Alternatives: "a type of gelatin" or "a kind of jelly".
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A sort of aspic.
(To make the soup, cooks make a sort of aspic that can be cut into cubes and placed within the dumplings. Steaming melts these, leaving liquid).
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A: Sort of.
His summertime amuse-bouche — a teaspoon of crabmeat hidden under a sort of light gazpacho aspic, covered by a dollop of avocado — packs in more distinct flavors than you'll find in most tasting menus.
And when, in "Freak", she entreats a potential lover with the invitation, "Baby, if you want to leave, come to California, be a freak like me", it's presenting the American Dream as a sort of numbed suspension in erotic aspic.
And for about 15 minutes I sat in a kind of aspic.
Another is a kind of aspic ($10), shaped like a blushing peach half, which can be frozen to a sorbet consistency.
A sort of monster.
"A sort of blank".
"A sort of dream.
(A sort of cognitive disonance).
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