Vol-au-vent: what it is and where to eat it
A savory dish consisting of a puff pastry shell filled with a creamy meat or poultry ragout.
30 restaurants on Tastavo serve it
- Cuisine
- French
Typical ingredients
- puff pastry
- chicken
- mushrooms
- cream
- stock
History of the dish
France
- Origin
- France
- Created by
- Marie-Antoine Carême
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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.
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Where to eat it
Antwerp · Prices in Antwerp
- Brasserie De Herk€25
- De Arme Duivel Vol-au-vent*€21.50
- Barbouf Vol - au - vent€25
- Octave€26
- De Mezzanine Vol-au-vent*€21.50
- De 7 Schaken€22.50
- The Bistro Vol au Vent€25
- Gazette€25
- Bistro Ernest Vol au Vent€24.50
- Matterhorn€26
Bruges · Prices in Bruges
- Arthie's€21.50
- Brasserie Raymond Vol au vent€20
- Poules Moules Vol au vent€29.25
- De Kalvarieberg Vol au vent€25
- Tompouce VOL-AU-VENT€27
- De Roopoorte€28
- Bistro De Pompe Vol au vent€26
- Parrilla Vol au vent€25
- Comidas Vol au Vent€25
Brussels · Prices in Brussels
- Le Bistro€22.50
- T Potverdoemmeke Vol au vent€16.90
- Les Petits Os Vol au vent€17
- Le Pêcheur Vol au vent€14
- Au Vieux Spijtigen Duivel Vol au vent€20.50
Ghent
- Amfora Vol-au-vent (hoevekip)€23.90
- Frituur Dampoort€11
- De Grill€30
- De Abt€24
Aarhus
- Atelier 33 VOL AU VENTDKK 230
Luxembourg
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