Bombe glacée
Encyclopedia
A bombe glacée or simply a bombe in English, is an ice-cream dessert
frozen in a spherical mould so as to resemble a cannonball
, hence the name. Escoffier gives over sixty recipes for bombes in Le Guide culinaire
. The dessert appeared on restaurant menus as early as 1882.
Dessert
In cultures around the world, dessert is a course that typically comes at the end of a meal, usually consisting of sweet food. The word comes from the French language as dessert and this from Old French desservir, "to clear the table" and "to serve." Common Western desserts include cakes, biscuits,...
frozen in a spherical mould so as to resemble a cannonball
Cannonball
A cannonball is round shot ammunition for a cannon.By analogy, cannonball is also the name or nickname of:* A diving technique in swimming; unlike competitive diving techniques, however, its purpose is to maximize, rather than minimize, splash upon water entry.People* Cannonball Adderley, jazz alto...
, hence the name. Escoffier gives over sixty recipes for bombes in Le Guide culinaire
Le Guide Culinaire
Georges Auguste Escoffier's Le Guide culinaire, pronounced , is a pivotal book in the history of European haute cuisine, being Escoffier's largely successful attempt to codify and streamline the common French restaurant food of the day. The first edition was printed in 1903 in French. It was...
. The dessert appeared on restaurant menus as early as 1882.