Bombe glacée
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A bombe glacée, or simply a bombe, is a French[1] ice cream dessert frozen in a spherical mould so as to resemble a cannonball, hence the name ice cream bomb. Escoffier gives over sixty recipes for bombes in Le Guide culinaire.[2] The dessert appeared on restaurant menus as early as 1882.[3]
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By extension, the term has been used to refer to any ice cream confection shaped through molding, not necessarily hemispherical.[4] It has also been used to include dishes made with other frozen desserts, such as sherbet, sorbet, or mousse.[5]