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One of the five mother sauces of traditional French cuisine and a key ingredient in numerous recipes – from simple dishes like lasagna to elegant ones such as soufflé – Béchamel sauce, also known as white sauce, is nothing more than roux-thickened milk. There are at least four theories regarding its origin, but the most likely one claims it was invented for Louis XIV by his chef, Pierre de la Varenne, whose 17th-century cookbook Le Cuisinier françois is home to the first recorded Béchamel…

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