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Which dessert was named in honour of the Australian opera singer Dame Nellie Melba?
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∙ 14y ago
You refer to Dame Nellie Melba 19th May 1861 - 23rd February 1931 the legendary Australian Opera soprano. Peach Melba a classic dessert, invented in 1892 by the French chef Auguste Escoffier at the Savoy Hotel, London to honour the Australian soprano. It combines two favourite summer fruits, peaches and raspberry sauce accompanying vanilla ice cream. She was also associated with three more famous foods - Melba sauce, a sweet purée of raspberries and redcurrant Melba toast, a crisp dry toast Melba Garniture, chicken, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.
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∙ 15y agoYou refer to Dame Nellie Melba 19th May 1861 - 23rd February 1931 the legendary Australian opera soprano. Peach Melba a classic dessert, invented in 1892 by the French chef Auguste Escoffier at the Savoy Hotel, London to honour the Australian soprano. It combines two favourite summer fruits, peaches and raspberry sauce accompanying vanilla ice cream. She was also associated with three more famous foods - Melba sauce, a sweet purée of raspberries and redcurrant Melba toast, a crisp dry toast Melba Garniture, chicken, truffles and mushrooms stuffed into tomatoes with velouté.
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∙ 14y ago'Peach Melba' named after Dame Nellie Melba I ROCK!
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What dessert is name after opera singer dame nellie melba?
la pêche melba ((peach melba)). its a peach dessert, usually consisting of raspberry or strawberry sauce and almonds with ice cream and slices of peaches. hope that helped (:
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What dessert is name after opera singer dame nellie melba?
la pêche melba ((peach melba)). its a peach dessert, usually consisting of raspberry or strawberry sauce and almonds with ice cream and slices of peaches. hope that helped (:
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Her 'stage name' Nellie Melba came about - Mathilde Marchesi the mezzo-soprano and renowned teacher of singing persuaded her to adopt a suitable stage name and Melba was chosen as a contraction of the name of her native city Melbourne. Nellie was the family's nickname for her.
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