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Vichyssoise is a French-style soup made of pureed leeks, onions, potatoes, cream, and chicken stock. It is usually served cold.
Origin
The culinary provenance of vichyssoise – namely whether it is a French dish or an American innovation – is a subject of debate among culinary historians. Some subscribe to the idea that it was created by chef Louis Diat in 1917 for the opening of a rooftop garden restaurant at the Ritz-Carlton in New York City. Others contend that French chef Jules Gouffe was first to create the recipe, publishing a version in Royal Cookery (1869). Diat may have borrowed the concept from an older generation of French chefs and added the innovation of serving it cold. He named the soup vichyssoise in honor of the town where he was born, Vichy.
Pop Culture
- In the 1991 adventure game Monkey Island 2, the swanky chef at The Bloody Lip, a local dive bar on Scab Island, is cooking vichyssoise. One of the puzzles in the game involves sabotaging it by putting a rat inside. More vichyssoise references are made in the following game, The Curse of Monkey Island, where Guybrush owns a book called "Voulez-vous Vichyssoise" and Goodsoup is putting up an opera with the same name.
- Vichyssoise is mentioned in the 1992 movie Batman Returns. In the film Alfred Pennyworth serves Bruce Wayne a bowl of vichyssoise. Bruce is surprised at its temperature, saying "It's cold!" to which Alfred responds that "It's supposed to be cold." In the Batman Returns script, Michael Keaton's character Bruce Wayne was supposed to deliver the line "Vichyssoise. Supposed to be cold, right?" It is believed by many that Michael Keaton forgot his line and Michael Gough (Alfred) improvised and delivered the line himself, thus saving the crew from having to film the scene again.
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Big glass O'wine. H just taught me how to say 'vichyssoise'. Watching Anthony Bordain.
warmlines (matt) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:40:31 -0000
Big glass O'wine. H just taught me how to say 'vichyssoise'. Watching Anthony Bordain.
Back to making a food journal. Maybe I'll just cook some crazy shit and confuse them. Defrosted my vichyssoise for tomorrow.
oregano42 (MG) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:29:37 -0000
Back to making a food journal. Maybe I'll just cook some crazy shit and confuse them. Defrosted my vichyssoise for tomorrow.
Para sonar elegantes: una Vichyssoise, q en realidad es una crema d papas, con ajoporro, cebolla y caldo d pollo ¡hmmm! #almuerzing
hoyquehay (Qué hacer en Caracas) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:39:34 -0000
Para sonar elegantes: una Vichyssoise, q en realidad es una crema d papas, con ajoporro, cebolla y caldo d pollo ¡hmmm! #almuerzing
New treats: Vichyssoise http://www.thealders.net/delicacies/2010/01/03/vichyssoise/ #cooking #recipes #food
DougAlder (Doug Alder) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 03:46:01 -0000
New treats: Vichyssoise http://www.thealders.net/delicacies/2010/01/03/vichyssoise/ #cooking #recipes #food
Baked Potato Vichyssoise with Red Caviar - Calls for vegetable broth, yogurt, and salmon roe. Six servings, at Recipe Source.
Asparagus Vichyssoise - Made with chicken bouillon, potatoes, and milk. Makes eight servings from Recipe Source.
Avocado Vichyssoise - Made with potatoes, poblano chiles, tomatillos, and green onions. Makes eight servings from Recipe Source.
Carrot Vichyssoise - Recipe serving six made in a chicken broth base, at Recipe Source.
Chilled Vichyssoise / Cold Leek And Potato Soup - Uses whipping cream and minced chives, from Recipe Source.
Chive Vichyssoise - Calls for buttermilk, onion, celery, and chicken broth. From Recipe Source.
Colombian Avocado Vichyssoise (Sopa De Aguacate Y Papas) - Recipe making six, first course servings, at Recipe Source.
Pear Vichyssoise - Made with lemon juice, leeks, and spanish onions. Serves four. From The Recipe Box.
Vichyssoise - Provides ingredients and preparation. Makes four servings from The Recipe Box.
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