Editing Cream (section)

==Cuisine==
[[File:Merry christmas!.jpg|thumb|[[Christmas cake]] covered with whipped cream]]
Cream is used as an ingredient in many foods, including [[ice cream]], many [[sauce]]s, [[soup]]s, stews, puddings, and some [[custard]] bases, and is also used for [[cake]]s. [[Whipped cream]] is served as a topping on ice cream [[sundae]]s, [[milkshake]]s, [[lassi]], [[eggnog]], sweet [[pie]]s, strawberries, blueberries, or peaches. Cream is also used in Indian curries such as masala dishes. Both single and double cream (see [[Cream#Types|Types]] for definitions) can be used in cooking. Double cream or full-fat crème fraîche is often used when the cream is added to a hot sauce, to prevent it separating or "splitting". Double cream can be thinned with milk to make an approximation of single cream.{{Citation needed|date=February 2025}}

Cream (usually light/single cream or [[half and half]]) may be added to [[coffee]].{{Citation needed|date=February 2025}}

The French word {{Lang|fr|crème}} denotes not only dairy cream but also other thick liquids such as sweet and savory [[custard]]s, which are normally made with milk, not cream.<ref>''[[Larousse Gastronomique]]'', 1938, translated 1961, p. 337</ref>