Eggs Benedict is a common American breakfast or brunch dish made from two English muffin halves, each topped with Canadian bacon or sliced ham, a poached egg, and hollandaise sauce. It is believed to have originated in New York City, though several different origin stories for the dish exist.
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Origin Period, From (Year) Origin RegionNew York City, United States 1 FAQs
Who invented eggs Benedict?
It is credited in stories to someone named Benedict in New York.
The invention is told as stories rather than settled history. CooksInfo says that most of the myths around its creation seem to centre on New York, and seem to agree on someone whose last name is Benedict.
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History section, Delmonico's claim paragraph
Delmonico's in Lower Manhattan says on its menu that "Eggs Benedict was first created in our ovens in 1860."
History section, Lemuel Benedict claim paragraph
Lemuel Benedict, a retired Wall Street stock broker, said that he had wandered into the Waldorf Hotel in 1894 and, hoping to find a cure for his morning hangover, ordered "buttered toast, poached eggs, crisp bacon, and a hooker of hollandaise".
History section, Delmonico's location reference
Delmonico's in Lower Manhattan says on its menu that "Eggs Benedict was first created in our ovens in 1860."
- Uses Ingredient: Hollandaise Sauce, Infobox main_ingredient field: English muffin, bacon or ham, poached eggs, Hollandaise sauce
In Cuisine: American Cuisine, lead paragraph
Eggs Benedict is a common American breakfast or brunch dish, consisting of two halves of an English muffin, each topped with Canadian bacon or sliced ham, a poached egg, and hollandaise sauce.
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