Melba
Thin crispy bread
Melba appears in culinary terms honoring the Australian opera singer Dame Nellie Melba.
Peach Melba is a dessert of peaches, raspberry sauce, and vanilla ice cream.
Melba toast is very thin, crisp toast, dried in the oven until brittle.
Both were created by the chef Auguste Escoffier for the singer.
As a name, Melba enjoyed modest popularity in the early twentieth century.
Pioneering French culinary master
- toastHeated bread; glass-raising honor
- pavlovaMeringue base, cream, fruit
- sorbetFrozen fruit confection
- parfaitLayered yogurt dessert
coulis · sundae · compote · cream · syrup · garnish · presentation · plating
Highest female voice range
- divaCelebrated female vocalist
- DameBritish honorific for women
- AustralianFrom the southern continent
- ariaOperatic solo piece
coloratura · Victorian · performance · vocalist · singer · stage · Puccini · fame
Escoffier
Pioneering French culinary master
- toastHeated bread; glass-raising honor
- pavlovaMeringue base, cream, fruit
- sorbetFrozen fruit confection
parfait · coulis · sundae · compote · cream · syrup · garnish · presentation · plating · classic
soprano
Highest female voice range
- divaCelebrated female vocalist
- DameBritish honorific for women
- AustralianFrom the southern continent
aria · coloratura · Victorian · performance · vocalist · singer · stage · Puccini · fame · legendary
thin
Small in diameter
golden · sliced · packaged · canape · appetizer · topping · spread · butter · pate · bruschetta