Floating island
Île flottante
€10.50
Grand Café Capucines · Paris
Floating island served with custard and salted butter caramel.
Nutrition
- Protein7%
- Fat41%
- Carbohydrates52%
Estimate for a typical portion of this dish; the venue's recipe may differ.
About the dish
Soft meringue islands floating on a bed of vanilla custard, topped with salted caramel.
- Cuisine
- French
Typical ingredients
- egg whites
- sugar
- milk
- vanilla
- salted caramel
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
- 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
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