Where does Crème de Champignons come from?

Crème de Champignons — country of origin: France.

What is Crème de Champignons made of?

Button mushroom, butter, shallot, garlic, flour, broth, cream, thyme, lemon juice, black pepper, parsley.

Which allergens does Crème de Champignons contain?

Contains cereals and gluten-containing products. Contains milk and milk products (including lactose).

How do you pronounce Crème de Champignons?

Crème de champignons (French) is pronounced /kʁɛm də ʃɑ̃piɲɔ̃/.

Crème de Champignons

Pronunciation (IPA) /kʁɛm də ʃɑ̃piɲɔ̃/

French cream of mushroom soup — mushrooms sweated in butter, bound with a roux, simmered in stock and finished with cream.

Also known as: Velouté de champignons · cream of mushroom soup

Allergens & declarations

Contains

Cereals (gluten)

Wheat

Contains cereals and gluten-containing products

Milk (including Lactose)

Contains milk and milk products (including lactose)

This describes the classic recipe, so you know what to ask about. It is not a declaration for any particular kitchen — recipes and suppliers vary, and only the restaurant can tell you what is in the dish it serves.

In detail

Crème de champignons is the French mushroom soup: mushrooms cooked down in butter, bound with a roux, simmered in stock, blended smooth and finished with cream.

What it really is

In classical French kitchen language a velouté is built on a white roux let down with stock, while a crème was thickened on a milk base. Both are finished with cream, and on modern menus the two words name the same bowl. The mushroom is usually the champignon de Paris, the cultivated white button.

Shallot and sliced mushrooms are sweated in butter without taking colour, flour is stirred in and cooked out, stock follows, and the soup simmers until the mushrooms have given up their flavour. It is then blended, often sieved, and enriched with cream off the heat. A squeeze of lemon keeps it pale; long cooking turns it grey.

How it is served

Hot, as a starter, in a shallow bowl or a cup.
Often finished with a few sautéed mushroom slices, chopped parsley or croûtons.

Say which mushrooms: button, wild, or a mix. Guests taste the difference.
Name the stock. Chicken stock is common; only a vegetable stock makes the dish vegetarian.
Butter and cream mean milk, and the roux means wheat.

Typical ingredients

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Frequently asked questions

What is Crème de Champignons?: French cream of mushroom soup — mushrooms sweated in butter, bound with a roux, simmered in stock and finished with cream.
Where does Crème de Champignons come from?: Crème de Champignons — country of origin: France.
What is Crème de Champignons made of?: Button mushroom, butter, shallot, garlic, flour, broth, cream, thyme, lemon juice, black pepper, parsley.
Which allergens does Crème de Champignons contain?: Contains cereals and gluten-containing products. Contains milk and milk products (including lactose).
What is Crème de Champignons also known as?: Velouté de champignons, cream of mushroom soup.
How do you pronounce Crème de Champignons?: Crème de champignons (French) is pronounced /kʁɛm də ʃɑ̃piɲɔ̃/. Select the speaker button next to the dish name to hear it.