Potato & leek soup is commonly called VICHYSSOISE
But, recipes on soup made of potatoes and leeks has been made back in days and has several different names. In 19th-century cookbooks, and still today, they are often named “Potage Parmentier” after Antoine-Augustin Parmentier, the French nutritionist and scholar who popularized the use of potatoes in France in the 18th Century. The name VICHYSSOISSE considered to come from Louis XV of France. Some claim that the soup has an origin from America, who knows ?
My mother knew how to make vichyssoise
In any case, I know that my mother made this soup for me as a child and I loved it. In fact, it was one of my first dishes that I started cooking all by myself at a young age when I had decided to become a chef.
Serve the Vichyssoise soup with a freshly baked sourdough bread
And in fact, it is common to serve the soup cold.
” I use my basic sourdough recipe which you can learn to bake ” HERE
Ok, let's make the soup!
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