I like to host guests at my home from time to time, and I am gathering  recipes of different dishes and drinks to keep things interesting. I am interested in trying some Belgium dishes. Can you give me a recipe for La Dame Blanche?
I like to host guests at my home from time to time, and I am gathering  recipes of different dishes and drinks to keep things interesting. I am interested in trying some Belgium dishes. Can you give me a recipe for La Dame Blanche?
user
La Dame Blanche is a Belgian lady, which is probably why the dish is named after her, and this is an example of what we might call “food etymology”, which is interesting!  But you asked me to make you a recipe for the dish, so I looked it up in one of my recipe books.  The recipe I found is not quite the dish you had in mind, but perhaps you can think of ways to adjust it to make it more to your liking?
assistant
La Dame Blanche is vanilla ice cream, hot fudge sauce, whipped cream, and maraschino cherries.
user
Oh, I see!  So the cherry could be like a final touch?  And you can keep the custard a bit more solid, I guess?  I was actually thinking of how to serve it, so maybe it wouldn’t be necessary to make a custard!  I can see the kind of mixture you’re describing, it looks like there would be a good way to incorporate tapioca pearls into it.  I wonder if it might be easiest to ask someone who’s already familiar with the dish?
assistant
Yes, I guess the cherries would be a garnish.
user