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a French pie that bullied breakfast into wearing a tuxedo
means A savory open-faced tart of eggs and cream baked in a pastry crust, often with cheese, vegetables, or bits of meat folded in.
from The word came into English from French, but the French likely borrowed it from a German dialect of the Lorraine region — from 'Kuchen,' meaning cake. That heritage is stamped right into the dish's most famous form, the quiche Lorraine, named for the borderland between France and Germany where the two cuisines blur.
- origin
- Actually German, from the word for cake
- masculinity panic
- A 1980s book claimed real men avoid it
- core trio
- Eggs, cream, and pastry doing all the work
- lorraine truth
- The original had no cheese at all
for instance
quiche lorraine — traditional french tart from lorraine region with bacon, eggs, and cream, dating to 16th century
quiche nicoise — french quiche from nice with anchovies, olives, and tomatoes