CLASSIC DISHES NAMED AFTER PEOPLE ...

Dear readers, this week a bit of an eye- and mouthwatering treat as we examine some favourite dishes in ‘P’ is for THE *P*AVLOVA & OTHER CLASSIC DISHES NAMED AFTER PEOPLE...

1. The Pavlova (above) – named after the ballerina Anna Pavlova

2. Tarte Tatin (below) - named after two 19^TH century French sisters:

3. Caesar salad – created by Caesar Cardini, an Italian immigrant who owned restaurants in the USA & Mexico:

4. Charlotte Russe – “Russe” may refer to the chef’s (Marie-Antoine Carême) employer Tsar Alexander while "Charlotte” to George 1V‘s daughter:

5. Pêche Melba – invented by Escoffier at the Savoy Hotel in the 1890’s for Australian opera singer Nelly Melba:

6. Frangipane tart – named after a 16^th century member of the Italian Frangipani family:

7. Beef Wellington – named after the, er, Duke of Wellington:

8. Sachertorte – created by confectioner Franz Sacher for Austrian Prinz Wenzel von Metternich in 1832:

9 Beef Stroganoff – named after the, umm, Russian Stroganoff family:

10. Sandwich – named after John Montagu, 4^th Earl of Sandwich who, too busy to stop for a meal, allegedly ordered meat to be brought to him held between two slices of bread:

ANY FAVOURITES HERE? DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL DISH NAMED AFTER A FAMILY MEMBER? OR AFTER YOU?

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