poire, belle, hélène, pronounced, pwaʁ, bɛl, elɛn, german, birne, helene, dessert, made, from, pears, poached, sugar, syrup, served, with, vanilla, cream, chocolate, syrup, created, around, 1864, auguste, escoffier, named, after, operetta, belle, hélène, jacqu. Poire belle Helene pronounced pwaʁ bɛl elɛn German Birne Helene is a dessert made from pears poached in sugar syrup and served with vanilla ice cream and chocolate syrup It was created around 1864 by Auguste Escoffier and named after the operetta La belle Helene by Jacques Offenbach 1 Simpler versions replace poached pears with canned pears and sliced almonds Poire belle HeleneAlternative namesBirne HeleneCourseDessertPlace of originFranceCreated byAuguste EscoffierServing temperatureContrasting hot pears cold ice cream Main ingredientsPear and ice cream Media Poire belle HelenePopular culture editIn the film Pappa ante Portas by Loriot the main character and his wife keep arguing about the ingredients of a genuine Poire belle Helene References edit Desserts de tradition Herve Chaumeton Jean Arbeille 2005 p 6 Artemis editions ISBN 2 84416 404 8 nbsp This French dessert related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Poire belle Helene amp oldid 1099015305, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
