Peach Melba

Peach Melba
TypeDessert
Created byAuguste Escoffier
Main ingredientsPeaches, raspberry sauce, vanilla ice cream

Peach Melba (French: pêche Melba, pronounced [pɛʃ mɛlba]) is a dessert of peaches and raspberry sauce with vanilla ice cream. It was invented in 1892 or 1893 by the French chef Auguste Escoffier at the Savoy Hotel, London, to honour the Australian soprano Nellie Melba.[1][2]

  1. ^ Prosper Montagne, ed. (2 October 2001). "Melba". Larousse Gastronomique (Rev. Sub. ed.). New York City, New York: Clarkson Potter. p. 733. ISBN 978-0609609712.
  2. ^ Avey, Tori. "Opera, Escoffier, and Peaches: The Story Behind the Peach Melba", August 22, 2012, accessed 9 April 2015