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Vichyssoise (/ ˌ v ɪ ʃ i ˈ s w ɑː z / VISH-ee-SWAHZ, French: ⓘ) is a soup made of cooked and puréed leeks, potatoes, onions and cream. It is served chilled and garnished with chopped chives. It was invented in the first quarter of the 20th century by Louis Diat, a French-born cook working as head chef of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in New York.
The alternative story is that 19th-century French chef Joseph Voiron invented it and named it after one of his cooks, Mornay, his oldest son. Mozartkugel – Salzburg, the birthplace of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791), is also the place where this marzipan/nougat-filled chocolate was created c. 1890. Also in the composer's honor ...
In 1917, [13] [note 1] seeking to "invent some new and startling cold soup" for the menu at the Ritz-Carlton, he recalled his mother's soup. [24] His experimenting soon led to a combination of "leeks, onions, potatoes, butter, milk, cream and other seasonings". [ 6 ]
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Potbelly was founded in 1977 in Chicago, [3] and its name refers to the potbelly stove. Potbelly's menu features a variety of sandwiches that are all served hot, and the menu includes soup, shakes, smoothies, potato chips and cookies. Some locations formerly presented live music from local musicians during the lunch hours. [4] [5]
Lobster bisque French onion soup. Belle de Fontenay — potato named after the suburb of Fontenay-sous-Bois, Paris; Beurre d'Isigny — butter from the town of Isigny-sur-Mer, Normandy; Bisque — soup named after the Bay of Biscay between Spain and France; Camargue red rice — the Camargue region, Bouches-du-Rhône
Substantial documentary evidence exists to prove that modern vichyssoise is made almost identically to the popular "Potage Parmentier" from the 18th-19th centuries and that Diat's true invention can be no more than the temperature at which the soup is served, and the name "Vichyssiose," assuming he did indeed create those two elements.