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Poire Belle-Hélène

Poire Belle-Hélène

€12.50

Grand Café Capucines · Paris

Poire Belle-Hélène avec crumble chocolat amande, glace vanille et sauce chocolat chaud.

Nutrition

≈ 500 kcalper portion of about 300 g
  • Protein5%
    5%
  • Fat49%
    49%
  • Carbohydrates45%
    45%

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

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 · 1864

Poire belle Hélène
© Comrade Foot from Taastrup, Greater Copenhagen Region, Denmark, Scandinavia. · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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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