L’ÎLE FLOTTANTE

CHF 10≈ €10.83

Delice Ange'Vin · Geneva

Nutrition

≈ 350 kcalper portion of about 200 g

Protein9%
9%
Fat32%
32%
Carbohydrates59%
59%

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

About the dish

A classic dessert consisting of soft meringue clouds floating on a bed of chilled vanilla custard or crème anglaise.

Cuisine: French

Typical ingredients

egg whites
sugar
milk
vanilla
egg yolks

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

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

Sources: Wikidata (CC0) · Wikipedia ·

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