French toast
See also: french toast
English
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French toast with toppings.
Alternative forms
Etymology
First recorded use in 1660, in a recipe without eggs [1], in the current sense from 1870s [2]. The common French name for the dish is pain perdu (literally “lost bread”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌfɹɛnt͡ʃ ˈtəʊst/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌfɹɛnt͡ʃ ˈtoʊst/
Noun
Translations
food prepared by dipping bread into egg batter and frying
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References
- Robert May (1660) The Accomplisht Cook, page 176
- Brendan Koerner (2003), “Is French Toast Really French?”, in Slate, archived from the original on 4 March 2016
Further reading
French toast on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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