Floating island: what it is and where to eat it
Ile flottante
A dessert consisting of poached meringue islands floating in a pool of crème anglaise.
21 restaurants on Tastavo serve it
- Cuisine
- French
Typical ingredients
- egg whites
- sugar
- milk
- cream
- vanilla
History of the dish
France
- Origin
- France
Read more
A floating island or île flottante (French: [il flɔtɑ̃t]) is a dessert consisting of soft meringue floating on crème anglaise (a liquid vanilla custard). The meringue used is baked in a bain-marie.
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article “Floating island (dessert)” · version used · CC BY-SA 4.0
Where to eat it
Paris · Prices in Paris
- Le Paradiso Ile flottante€8
- Bofinger Île flottante€8.50
- Brasserie Bofinger Île flottante€8.50
- Ma Bourgogne Ile Flottante€10
- Au Petit Riche Ile flottante€12
- Grand Café Capucines Île flottante€10.50
Nice
- Chez Freddy Ile flottante€8
- Charcuterie Ghibaudo-Pottier Ile flottante€3.80
- Restaurant La Gauloise Île flottante€7
Geneva
- Restaurant Auberge du Lion d'Or Ile flottanteCHF 14
- Brasserie La Bourse Île flottanteCHF 9
- Delice Ange'Vin L’ÎLE FLOTTANTECHF 10
Brussels
- Eccetera€7.50
Lyon
- Chez Léon Huîtres et Coquillages Ile flottante€9
Lille
- Le Barbier Qui Fume L'île flottante€6.80
Marseille
- Le Turf Île flottante€7
Bucharest
Luxembourg
- Brasserie des Jardins Ile flottante€11.50
Montpellier
- Le Jardin des Frangins L'ILE FLOTANTE€15
Cluj-Napoca
- Restaurant Davinci Cluj-Napoca Floating IslandRON 35
Dubrovnik
- La Bocca Dubrovnik FLOATING ISLAND€9
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