
Poire Belle-Hélène
€12.50
Grand Café Capucines · Paris
Poire Belle-Hélène avec crumble chocolat amande, glace vanille et sauce chocolat chaud.
Nutrition
- Protein5%
- Fat49%
- Carbohydrates45%
Estimate for a typical portion of this dish; the venue's recipe may differ.
About the dish
A dessert consisting of poached pears served with vanilla ice cream and warm chocolate sauce.
- Cuisine
- French
Typical ingredients
- pears
- chocolate
- vanilla ice cream
- almonds
- sugar
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History of the dish
France · 1864

- Origin
- France
- Dates from
- 1864
- Named after
- La Belle Hélène
- Created by
- Auguste Escoffier
Read more
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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