Le Poulet Marengo

This manner of cooking chicken is said to have been invented by Napoleon’s chef after the battle of Marengo. Having run short of butter, he used oil instead, which is now one of the essential ingredients of Chicken Marengo—that, tomatoes and garlic. These are the foundations, but since the days of Napoleon, famous chefs have added various other things, and the garnishes are many. At one time, olives were among the famous garnishes, and later it became the fashion to serve f