Nutrition
- Protein13%
- Fat53%
- Carbohydrates34%
Estimate for a typical portion of this dish; the venue's recipe may differ.
About the dish
A creamy meat or poultry ragout served inside a puff pastry shell, accompanied by fries or croquettes.
- Cuisine
- French (Belgian)
Typical ingredients
- puff pastry
- meat
- cream
- mushrooms
- fries
General information about this dish, not provided by the venue. Dish pictures are illustrations based on the menu description, not photos from the venue.
History of the dish
France
About the classic vol-au-vent. This venue serves its own version.
- Origin
- France
- Created by
- Marie-Antoine Carême
Read more
A vol-au-vent (pronounced [vɔlovɑ̃], French for "fly to the wind", to describe its lightness) is a small hollow case of puff pastry with a filling. It was also formerly called a 'patty case' in the USA, though patty cases in the rest of the world are heavier in pastry.
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article “Vol-au-vent” · version used · CC BY-SA 4.0
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