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French Toast

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French toast is a dish of sliced bread soaked in beaten eggs and often milk or cream, then pan-fried. It is known by several other names in different regions, including eggy bread, Bombay toast, gypsy toast, and poor knights of Windsor.

Facts
Partially Attested
Origin Period, From (Year)
from 1300 1
Source gives this date with the hedge 'around,' for Guillaume Taillevent's recipe in Le Viandier.
Origin Region
France 1
Origin Period, To (Year)
to 1611 1
Classification
Dietary Suitability
Contains Dairy or Egg 1
Sources
1. French toast - Wikipedia
  • History section, Taillevent Le Viandier paragraph
    In Le Viandier, a cookbook written around 1300, the French chef Guillaume Taillevent presented a recipe for tostees dorees involving eggs and sugar.
  • History section, Spain 1611 paragraph
    In Spain, one of the first recipes was published in 1611 by Francisco Martinez Motino.
  • History section, Taillevent region reference
    In Le Viandier, a cookbook written around 1300, the French chef Guillaume Taillevent presented a recipe for tostees dorees involving eggs and sugar.
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_toast (dietary-suitability)
    French toast is a dish of sliced bread soaked in beaten eggs and often milk or cream, then pan-fried.
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