A vegetarian lasagne may not use meat but it still has a rich bechamel sauce, Cheddar cheese and egg pasta, bringing in about 450 calories and 20g of fat per serving.

Inmodern French cooking, a bechamel is a quickly made milk-based foundationrequiring only the addition of butter, cream, herbs or other flavorings to turnit into a proper sauce.

With the addition ofcream, a bechamel becomes a sauce creme; and a veloute, a sauce supreme.