Île flottante

€10.50

Grand Café Capucines · Paris

Île flottante servie avec crème anglaise et caramel au beurre salé.

Nutrition

≈ 450 kcalper portion of about 250 g

Protein7%
7%
Fat41%
41%
Carbohydrates52%
52%

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

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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