also: クレームフレーシュ
crème fraîche
A French-style cultured cream used in cooking; often found in recipes and food contexts.
from French
Adding crème fraîche to this soup makes it mellow.
Crème fraîche has more acidity than fresh cream and goes well with stews.
Variant spelling reflecting the French pronunciation more closely.
Spelling with interpunct, sometimes used for clarity.
Variant with interpunct and the more French-like pronunciation.
Borrowed from French crème fraîche. The spelling variations reflect different attempts to approximate the French pronunciation in Japanese katakana.