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.
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Origin Period, From (Year)Source gives this date with the hedge 'around,' for Guillaume Taillevent's recipe in Le Viandier. Origin Region Origin Period, To (Year) Classification
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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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