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FLOATING ISLAND

FLOATING ISLAND

€9

La Bocca Dubrovnik · Dubrovnik

Egg white foam and vanilla cream with almond crumble and lime.

Nutrition

≈ 300 kcalper portion of about 200 g
  • Protein10%
    10%
  • Fat50%
    50%
  • Carbohydrates40%
    40%

Estimate for a typical portion of this dish; the venue's recipe may differ.

About the dish

A classic dessert consisting of poached meringue islands floating in a rich custard or crème anglaise.

Cuisine
French

Typical ingredients

  • egg whites
  • vanilla
  • cream
  • almond
  • lime

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

floating island
© Juhan Harm . · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Origin
France
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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

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