Hollandaise Sauce Descriptive Essay by cee-cee

This paper discusses Hollandaise sauce, the origin of its name, its culinary history and how it is prepared. The writer provides the recipe of the first recorded use of a Hollandaise-like sauce in a cookbook from 1651, and explains how it is made traditionally and in its more modern variations. The writer notes that it is also the basis for other well-known sauces such as Bearnaise sauce and mayonnaise. The writer discusses several of the dishes which are paired with Hollandaise sauce, such as Eggs Benedict, and explains why Hollandaise is currently not as popular as it used to be.