Why do they call it Peach Melba?

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asked Aug 26, 2025 in Other-Food Drink by Crafty101 (1,440 points)
Why do they call it Peach Melba?

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answered Aug 26, 2025 by Caldecott (45,420 points)
The reason why they call it Peach Melba is because Peach Melba was made for and named after Australian opera singer Nellie Melba who was the famous Australian Opera singer and Peach Melba was created by French Chef Auguste Escoffier in London in the 1890s.

The hotel that invented the Peach Melba dessert is the Savoy Hotel in London.

The Peach Melba dessert was invented in 1892 by the famous French chef Auguste Escoffier at the Savoy Hotel in London to honor Australian soprano Dame Nellie Melba.

The Peach Melba dessert contains vanilla ice cream, peaches and raspberry sauce and was also inspired by an ice swan sculpture which was created for a private party for Nellie Melba, which is a tribute to the swan boat in Wagner's opera Lohengrin.

Peach Melba was named after Australian opera singer Nellie Melba who was the famous Australian Opera singer and Peach Melba was created by French Chef Auguste Escoffier in London in the 1890s.

Peach Melba consists of vanilla ice cream, poached or fresh peaches and raspberry sauce.

A Peach Melba pie is a dessert pie which is made by combining peaches and raspberries in a buttery pie crust and often with a streusel or lattice topping.

Peach Melba pie was inspired by the classic Peach Melba dessert that was made by French Chef Auguste Escoffier.

The combination of the tart raspberries and sweet peaches, create a delightful summer themed pie, which can be served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for a perfect and delicious summertime treat.

Peach Melba pie was named after Nellie Melba to honor her and was created around 1892 at the Savoy Hotel in London.

Originally Peach Melba pie had poached peaches and vanilla ice cream that was served in an ice swan to celebrate Nellie Melba's performance in Lohengrin.

Later Escoffier added a raspberry sauce to create the Peach Melba pie that is known today.

Melba is the name of Australian coloratura soprano, "Nellie Melba", and Peach Melba pie is named after Nellie Melba.

Nellie Melba was a famous Australian operatic lyric coloratura soprano.

Nellie Melba become of the most famous singers of the late Victorian era and the early twentieth century and she was the first Australian to achieve international recognition as a classical musician.

The word melba also refers to peach melba and melba toast which are both named in Nellie Melba's honor.

Peach Melba is a dessert and melba toast is a thin toast.

The name Melba is of English origin, that is derived from Nellie Melba's hometown, Melbourne Australia.

Some sources also suggest that there's a Spanish connection that implies wealth, although the most direct meaning of Melba stems from the city of Melbourne Australia.

Peach Melba is a dessert that consists of peaches, ice cream and raspberry sauce, which is named after Nellie Melba.

And Melba toast is also named in Nellie Melba's honor and is a very thin, crisp slice of toast.
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answered 2 days ago by Judy (58,410 points)
Peach Melba was made for and named after Australian opera singer Nellie Melba.

Nellie Melba was the famous Australian Opera singer and Peach Melba was created by French Chef Auguste Escoffier in London in the 1890s.

The Melba in peach Melba comes from the singers last name of Melba.

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