La charlotte.
Historical dishes: recipes from the past still have a future!
From Béchamel sauce to tarte tatin, chicken in a pot and veal Marengo, the great recipes of French cuisine are made up of little stories!
On the way for a journey through time (and into the back kitchens) to discover the secrets of some of the jewels of our gastronomy...
The Charlotte.Funny name, funny story for THE charlotte, this Anglo-Russian French dessert!
Of English origin, its name was a tribute to Queen Charlotte, wife of King George III (1762-1830).
But it was a kind of baked applesauce pudding back then (very English, what!).
It was Antonin Carême (1784-1833), the first “chef” in history, who transformed this rather rustic entremet. For Talleyrand, who liked to taste his Madeira wine by dipping a biscuit with a spoon, he first created the boudoir (an allusion to the diplomacy of the same name).
Given the success of this biscuit, he decided to make a no-bake cake, filled with a Bavarian cream, which he called "Parisian charlotte".
Later, when he worked in the kitchens of Tsar Alexander (yet Napoleon's sworn enemy), he renamed it “charlotte à la russe”!
- The trick: to rediscover the original Russian spirit, try this tasty Russian-style cream on a chocolate or apple charlotte… Diplomatic success guaranteed!
All you have to do is tell these anecdotes while serving your amazed guests… bon appetit!
Cured ham 1/2 6-7 months ±2.8kg
Price
€93.07
