Lobster Newberg
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Lobster Newberg is a seafood dish made from lobster, butter, cream, cognac, sherry, eggs and Cayenne pepper. The dish was invented by Ben Wenberg, a sea captain in the fruit trade. He demonstrated the dish at Delmonico's Restaurant in New York City to the manager, Charles Delmonico in 1876. After refinements by the chef, Charles Ranhofer, the creation was added to the restaurant's menu as Lobster á la Wenberg and it soon became very popular.
An argument between Wenberg and Charles Delmonico caused the dish to be removed from the menu. To satisfy patrons' continued requests for it, the name was changed to Lobster á la Newberg (swapping the positions of the "w" and "n") or Lobster Newberg. It is still quite popular and is found in French cookbooks, where it is sometimes referred to as "Homard sauté à la crème." The first printed recipe appeared in 1894.
[edit] References
- O'Connell, Joe (November 30, 2003). The unusual story of Lobster Newberg. steakperfection.com. Retrieved on 2006-03-07.
- Original 1894 recipe for Lobster Newberg from Charles Ranhofer's cookbook.
- Mariani, John F. Encyclopedia of American Food and Drink, 1999. New York: Lebhar-Friedman. Pages 187–8.
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