Brief History of Croquettes

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Dutch Croquette Sandwich and Bitterballen
There are many types of croquettes

There are many variations of croquettes on the market, and just about every culture has developed their own recipe. Every day, new recipes are formulated and something new is invented and created. The croquette originated in France and it was in 1898 that Monsieur Escoffier, the founder of the classical French Cuisine, together with the help of Monsieur Philias Gilbert started to write down the recipe. The classical formulation and procedures were in place. As time went on, the chefs that were under the direction of Monsieur Escoffier, started to travel the world and brought with them the croquette recipe. With the input of different cultures, the original recipe has taken itself into many directions, different applications and ingredients. From the original beef croquette it branched out into, salmon croquettes, fish, chicken, vegetarian and many other versions of croquettes.

Chef Alexander Voorn, brought with him the original Dutch croquette recipe from the Netherlands to the United States. His croquettes are still hand made, a time consuming process, just the way it was done in the old days.