vichyssoise
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of vichyssoise
1915–20; < French ( crême ) vichyssoise (cream soup) of Vichy
Explanation
Vichyssoise is a creamy, rich potato and leek soup that's usually served cold. If you're hungry for something other than salad on a hot summer day, you should try making some vichyssoise. The history of this soup is uncertain. One story attributes it to the French king Louis XV, who was terrified of being poisoned and ordered so many people to taste his soup that by the time he ate, it had grown cold. The cook Julia Child insisted it was an American invention, and a New York hotel's French-born chef claimed to have created it in 1917, using a name inspired by his hometown of Vichy in France.
Vocabulary lists containing vichyssoise
Example Sentences
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The most luxurious soup in town might be Joy’s warm vichyssoise.
From Washington Post • Dec. 2, 2022
Normally, entree prices at La Bise are around $35, but for $20 more during restaurant week, you’ll get a three-course dinner with such dishes as cucumber-buttermilk vichyssoise, olive-oil-poached salmon and a blueberry tart for dessert.
From Washington Post • Aug. 10, 2022
Meanwhile, Britt makes vichyssoise with an immersion blender.
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2022
One of the most interesting recipes of Child's to analyze is also one of her simplest: vichyssoise.
From Salon • Jan. 25, 2022
He loved introducing me to special tidbits, and by the age of nine I had developed a passionate taste for cold vichyssoise and caviar and anchovy paste.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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