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A sweet or savoury dish made as a smooth, light mass in which the main ingredient is whipped with cream and egg white.

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Mousse means foam in French. Chocolate mousse is a French chocolate dessert that is foamy.

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The dessert mousse got its name from the French word mousse which means foam or lather, such as a soap lather.

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