melba
Very thin toast
Melba appears in culinary terms honoring 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, twice-baked until dry and brittle.
Both were created by the chef Auguste Escoffier for the singer in the 1890s.
Fuzzy stone fruit
- raspberryAggregate bramble fruit
- vanillaOrchid pod extract
- sauceLiquid food accompaniment
- poachedIllegally hunted or taken
syrup · Escoffier · Ritz · sundae · coulis · chantilly · almonds · puree
Highest female voice range
- divaCelebrated female vocalist
- ariaOperatic solo piece
- coloraturaElaborate vocal ornamentation
- DameBritish honorific for women
Australian · Victorian · Puccini · Verdi · debut · performance · ovation · recording
peach
Fuzzy stone fruit
poached · syrup · Escoffier · Ritz · sundae · coulis · chantilly · almonds · puree · elegant
soprano
Highest female voice range
- divaCelebrated female vocalist
- ariaOperatic solo piece
- coloraturaElaborate vocal ornamentation
Dame · Australian · Victorian · Puccini · Verdi · debut · performance · ovation · recording · legacy
crisp
Firm and breakable
golden · breakfast · snack · canape · appetizer · cracker · toasted · dry · light · brittle