Definitions

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  • noun A classic French dessert, combing peaches and raspberry sauce accompanied with vanilla ice cream.

Etymologies

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Chef Auguste Escoffier at the Savoy Hotel in London in 1892 or 1893 created the dish for, and named it after, Australian opera singer Nellie Melba.

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Examples

  • Maybe it's simply that a healthy amount of underground artists, Levon Vincent and Peach Melba to name but two, are making house records that sound fresh and vital again.

    Tim Jonze On Shuffle … House 2011

  • Caramelised peaches with raspberry sauceThis is my take on Peach Melba, the dish created by Escoffier in 1893 in honour of Dame Nellie Melba.

    Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's peach recipes 2010

  • And that famous desert, the Peach Melba, was named right here after the opera dame, Nelly Melba.

    CNN Transcript Jul 11, 2009 2009

  • Enjoy your delicious Peach Melba with Vanilla-Cardomom Ice Cream and you'll be able to beat the summer heat!

    Archive 2008-06-01 2008

  • Enjoy your delicious Peach Melba with Vanilla-Cardomom Ice Cream and you'll be able to beat the summer heat!

    Peach Melba & Vanilla-Cardamom Ice Cream 2008

  • I saw Nigella Lawson making Peach Melba and that was her method.

    bourbon peach hand pies | smitten kitchen 2008

  • This week's cupcake flavor will be Peach Melba, I'm look forward to this one!

    Weekly Menu 9/15 - 9/19/08 kat 2008

  • Or perhaps you'd like to share some of my delicious Peach Melba, a classic summer dessert that's easy to assemble and worthy to be served at a royal wedding.

    Archive 2008-06-01 2008

  • This week's cupcake flavor will be Peach Melba, I'm look forward to this one!

    Archive 2008-09-01 kat 2008

  • Or perhaps you'd like to share some of my delicious Peach Melba, a classic summer dessert that's easy to assemble and worthy to be served at a royal wedding.

    Peach Melba & Vanilla-Cardamom Ice Cream 2008

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