Poire Belle Hélène: what it is and where to eat it
A classic dessert of vanilla ice cream served with poached or fresh pear and chocolate sauce.
6 restaurants on Tastavo serve it
- Cuisine
- French
Typical ingredients
- vanilla ice cream
- pear
- chocolate sauce
- whipped cream
History of the dish
France · 1864
- Origin
- France
- Dates from
- 1864
- Named after
- La Belle Hélène
- Created by
- Auguste Escoffier
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Poire belle Hélène (pronounced [pwaʁ bɛl elɛn]) is a dessert made from pears poached in sugar syrup and served with vanilla ice cream and chocolate syrup. According to the traditional account, it was created around 1864 by Auguste Escoffier and named after the operetta La belle Hélène by Jacques Offenbach.
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article “Poire belle Hélène” · version used · CC BY-SA 4.0
Where to eat it
Bordeaux
- Pizzeria la mama€6.50
- Amicis Poire belle Hélène
Lille
- Crêperie Beaurepaire€8.60
Toulouse
Montpellier
- L'assiette Aux Fromages Poire Belle-Hélène€8.50
Paris
- Grand Café Capucines Poire Belle-Hélène€12.50
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