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Why did a determined group of chefs try to change the name of the popular soup Vichyssoise during the Second World War?

Question #97227. Asked by BRY2K.
Last updated May 17 2023.

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gentlegiant17
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gentlegiant17
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During World War II some patriotic chefs tried to change the name to "Creme Gauloise Glacee" because in 1940 a government collaborating with the Nazis was set up in the French town of Vichy.

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Response last updated by gtho4 on May 17 2023.
Jul 04 2008, 7:10 AM
sequoianoir
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Vichyssoise is thought of as French food, but it's actually an American creation. It was invented in New York City in 1917 by a chef named Louis Diat (1885-1957) at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel at Madison and 46th Streets (now demolished).

Diat, admittedly, was born in Vichy, France, where hot potato and leek soup was a traditional recipe. He added cream to the soup and served it cold at the opening of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel's rooftop garden. He called it Crème Vichyssoise Glacée. There was a movement to rename the soup to Crème Gauloise Glacée during WWII, when the French capitulated and a Nazi government was set up in Vichy, but it didn't really take hold.


Response last updated by gtho4 on May 17 2023.
Jul 04 2008, 7:57 AM
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