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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
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