vichyssoise
Noun
Meaning
vichyssoise (countable and uncountable, plural vichyssoises)
A thick, creamy soup made from potato, leeks, onions, and chicken stock, and normally served cold.
Synonyms
cress
soup
broth
porridge
decoction
puree
borscht
mulligatawny
dishwater
pottage
potage
chowder
burgoo
clam chowder
pot au feu
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According to Louis Diat, the creator of vichyssoise and the author of the classic Gourmet's Basic French Cookbook: "There is a story that explains why the most important basic brown sauce in French cuisine is called sauce espagnole, or Spanish sauce.
Potatoes form one of the main ingredients in many soups such as the vichyssoise and Albanian potato and cabbage soup.