0 a smooth mixture of meat or fish and egg that has been formed into a curved shape like an egg and cooked --
1 a carefully shaped small amount of a soft food such as ice cream or mashed potato : --
Regarding the food, he praised a pitch-perfect beetroot terrine, which was served with a horseradish sorbet quenelle.
Two teenagers were arrested for having performed a quenelle at school.
Although the quenelle is usually done with the hand at shoulder level, it can also be done with different variations (e.g. elbow or wrist level).