Course after course magically appears from the kitchen. There is real turtle soup. Quail with truffles in pastry. A salad with rare and exotic greens. Fresh fruits and cheeses.
Every course has the best of wines, perfectly matched to the food.
The result is something that exceeds the sisters' wildest imaginations. With fresh ingredients that she has shipped in from the mainland, Babette meticulously prepares a sumptuous feast made up of the richest of French foods and the finest of French wines. Thus they gather dourly at the table she has set so lovingly and skillfully. Yet as the meal progresses, the pleasures these pious folk have never even imagined begin to entice them in spite of themselves. Her guests haven't a clue as to what they are eating and indeed have pledged not to even mention the exotic food for fear of dishonoring the memory of their beloved leader.