fRENCH tOAST?

Question

iN fRANCE DO THEY CALL FRENCH TOAST "tOAST" OR "FRENCH tOAST"

Answer 1

First made at a roadside tavern not far from the city of Albany in 1724, there are few dishes more truly American than the breakfast favorite known as "French toast". So American is the dish that very few can understand why it is not called "American toast", "Albany Toast" or even "New York State toast".

The confusion comes about because the owner of the tavern at which the dish was invented had a very poor knowledge of grammar. When Joseph French decided to name the dish after himself he should have written his invention as "French's toast" (that is to say, the toast of French). Because he did not know how to use the possessive apostrophe, however, the dish appeared on his menu simply as "French toast". In short, the dish has nothing whatever to do with French culinary history but in the two hundred and seventy years that have intervened, no one has taken the time to correct the grammatical error.

French's Toast

6 eggs
6 Tbsp. milk
1/2 tsp. salt
pepper to taste
several drops vanilla
12 slices white bread, with crusts
butter for cooking

In a mixing bowl combine the eggs, milk, salt, pepper and vanilla with 3 Tbsp. water and beat lightly. Dip the bread slices into this mixture, one at a time, making sure both sides are well coated. Let the excess drip off.

In a heavy skillet with an generous amount of very hot melted butter brown the toast well on both sides. Serve hot with maple syrup, honey, sugar, jam or dessert sauces. (Serves 6).


Some people claim that this dish was called "German toast" in the U.S.A. before World War I and was changed to "French toast" because of anti-German sentiment. Indeed, a popular cookbook from 1918 does refer to it by the name "German toast". However, the term "French toast" can be found in print in the U.S.A. as early as 1871. The Oxford English Dictionary cites usages of "French toast" in English as early as 1660 (toasted bread with wine, orange juice, and sugar), and cites an egg-based recipe of the same name from 1882. It has also been called "American toast" in the U.S., where there is a story that it was invented in 1724 by a man named Joseph French in a roadside tavern near Albany, New York. In England this dish is known as "Eggy Bread" or "Eggy Dip".

Answer 2

From what I've read,it was first made at a roadside tavern not far from the city of Albany in 1724, there are few dishes more truly American than the breakfast favorite known as "French toast". So American is the dish that very few can understand why it is not called "American toast", "Albany Toast" or even "New York State toast".

The confusion comes about because the owner of the tavern at which the dish was invented had a very poor knowledge of grammar. When Joseph French decided to name the dish after himself he should have written his invention as "French's toast" (that is to say, the toast of French). Because he did not know how to use the possessive apostrophe, however, the dish appeared on his menu simply as "French toast". In short, the dish has nothing whatever to do with French culinary history but in the two hundred and seventy years that have intervened, no one has taken the time to correct the grammatical error.

Answer 3

when i made french toast for my frenchie friend he was like" french toast? what's that? it funny u people makes up names for food and put the french at the front. we french people don't even know what is it." go figure.

Answer 4

french toast was in fact invented by french Canadians it was originally called pain perdu or lost bread it was invented as a way to use up old stale bread in the uk we call it eggy bread

Answer 5

NO!!! Translated it is "toast français"
french fries are: "frites"

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Answer 6

french toast madame

Answer 7

on that same subject, what do they call french fries in france? or french onion soup in france? or swedish meatballs in sweden? or deviled eggs in hell?

Answer 8

in france it is called pain perdu , literally lost bread, as the recipie was developed to utilize stale bread, and make it palatable.

Answer 9

im sure they call it america toast

Answer 10

No...they call it american toast silly!