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Peach Melba
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English
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Etymology
en fr Pêche Melba, a dessert created by Chef Auguste Escoffier at the Savoy Hotel in London in 1892 or 1893 and named after Australian opera singer Nellie Melba,https://web.archive.org/web/20160722131321/https://blogs.20minutos.es/la-gulateca/2016/07/19/el-restaurante-que-invento-el-mitico-postre-pijama/ El restaurante que inventó el mítico postre 'Pijama' Iker Morán 19 July 2016 La Gulateca https://web.archive.org/web/20160722131321/https://blogs.20minutos.es/la-gulateca/2016/07/19/el-restaurante-que-invento-el-mitico-postre-pijama/ 22 July 2016 who took the pseudonym “Melba” from en Melbourne, her hometown.
Noun
Peach Melba ~
A classic French dessert, made from peaches and raspberry sauce accompanied with vanilla ice cream.
Related terms
en Melba sauce
en Melba toast
Translations
French dessert
French: fr Pêche Melba
German: de Pfirsich Melba
Persian: fa پشملبا pešmelbâ
Swedish: sv Peach Melba c
References
Further reading
en eponyms terms derived from toponyms
en Desserts
en Ice cream