A vol-au-vent (pronounced [vɔlovɑ̃], French for "fly like the wind", to describe its lightness) is a small hollow case of puff pastry with a filling. It was also formerly called a 'patty case' in the USA, though patty cases in the rest of world are heavier in pastry.
A vol-au-vent (pronounced [vɔlovɑ̃], French for "fly like the wind", to describe its lightness) is a small hollow case of puff pastry with a filling. It was also formerly called a 'patty case' in the USA, though patty cases in the rest of world are heavier in pastry.
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