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Veal Sinatra – a veal stuffed with a buttery cream sauce, vegetables, meat and/or seafood named after the famous jazz singer Frank Sinatra; Soubise sauce – the onion purée or béchamel sauce with added onion purée is probably named after the 18th-century aristocrat Charles de Rohan, Prince de Soubise, and Marshal of France.
It's amazing how many dishes named after people have come and gone, generally never to be heard from again. Ever hear of an English sweet popular in the early 1800s called Bonaparte's ribs?
Ayam taliwang — chicken dish named after the town of Karang Taliwang, near Mataram, Lombok; Bakpia Pathok — sweet rolls from the Pathok suburb of Yogyakarta, Java; Batavia cassia (or Indonesian cinnamon) — the city of Batavia, Dutch East Indies, now Jakarta; Bika Ambon — cake first sold at Ambon Street, Medan, north Sumatra.
frontispiece of the Epicurean. Ranhofer is credited (often on slim evidence) with inventing or making famous a number of dishes that Delmonico's was known for, such as Lobster Newberg, and had a talent for naming dishes after famous or prominent people—particularly those who dined at Delmonico's—as well as his friends, and events of the day.
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Take a look through the slideshow above to see 17 famous things you might not have known are actually named after people. Related: Meet the monkey species named after a 'Star Wars' character: Show ...
It is named after Dame Nellie Melba, the stage name of Australian opera singer Helen Porter Mitchell. [1] Its name is thought to date from 1897, when the singer was very ill and it became a staple of her diet. [2] The toast was created for her by a chef who was also a fan of her, Auguste Escoffier, who also created the Peach Melba dessert for her.
Popular Brands Named After Real People. ... one of America's favorite fast food chains, wasn't named after a Spanish-style mission, but a Mr. Glen Bell. ... Evelyn is most famous for 'Sylva,' the ...