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Auguste Escoffier, an Uncommon card
Georges Auguste Escoffier was a French chef, restaurateur and culinary writer who popularised and updated traditional French cooking methods.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 64
- DEF
- 57
- Power
- 121
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 190,000
Power 121 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Auguste Escoffier quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Auguste Escoffier card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In particular, he codified the ______ for the five mother sauces.
Answer
recipes. In particular, he codified the recipes for the five mother sauces. From the Auguste Escoffier article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Referred to by the French press as roi des cuisiniers et cuisinier des rois, Escoffier was a preeminent figure in London and Paris during the ____s and the early part of the 20th century.
Answer
1890s. Referred to by the French press as roi des cuisiniers et cuisinier des rois, Escoffier was a preeminent figure in London and Paris during the 1890s and the early part of the 20th century. From the Auguste Escoffier article on Wikipedia.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Much of Escoffier's technique was based on that of Marie-Antoine Carême, one of the codifiers of French haute cuisine, Escoffier's achievement was to simplify and modernise Carême's elaborate and ornate style.
- In particular, he codified the recipes for the five mother sauces.
- Referred to by the French press as roi des cuisiniers et cuisinier des rois, Escoffier was a preeminent figure in London and Paris during the 1890s and the early part of the 20th century.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Auguste Escoffier article was read about 190,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 64 and blocks with 57: each hit it takes is cut by 23 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Auguste Escoffier (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
