vol-au-vent
Sign in to saveA vol-au-vent (pronounced , French for "windblown", to describe its lightness) is a small hollow case of puff pastry with a filling. It was formerly also called a patty case.
Key facts
- Prepared food.name
- Vol-au-vent
- Prepared food.image
- File:Vol-au-vent 20 cm.jpg
- Prepared food.caption
- A large vol-au-vent
- Prepared food.alt
- Vol-au-vent
- Prepared food.country
- France
- Prepared food.creator
- Marie-Antoine Carême
- Prepared food.type
- Pastry
- Prepared food.main_ingredient
- Puff pastry
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- pastry
- Country of origin
- France
- Material used
- puff pastry
- Image
- Gouffé Le livre de pâtisserie - Croustades.jpg
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- Commons category
- Vol-au-vent
- discoverer or inventor
- Marie-Antoine Carême
- uses
- ragout
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Encyclopedic overview
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- International similarities
- International popularity
- United Kingdom
- See also
- References
A vol-au-vent (pronounced , French for "windblown", to describe its lightness) is a small hollow case of puff pastry with a filling. It was formerly also called a patty case.
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