French Toast

The breakfast food that revolutionized the way the French eat toast

French toast is a dish that traces its origins back to ancient Rome, where it was known as Pan Dulcis. However, it was the French who decided to royalize it by adding their elegant flair and naming it “Pain Perdu,” which roughly translates to “lost bread.”

Legend has it that Pain Perdu was invented by a French chef who accidentally left his bread out for too long, hence the name “lost bread.” But like any good mistake, the French were not about to let it go to waste. They quickly found a way to resurrect the bread by soaking it in eggs and milk and frying it up into a delicious crispy dish.

The dish immediately gained popularity among the French aristocracy, who loved nothing more than to dip their lost bread into a mixture of egg and cream and fry it up in clarified butter. The dish became so popular that even peasants started making it in their homes, and it soon became a staple of French cuisine.

Fast forward a few hundred years, and French toast has become a beloved breakfast dish worldwide. People in America love to slather it with syrup and butter, while the British add a touch of cinnamon and sugar to theirs. But no matter how you like to eat it, we can all agree that French toast is simply magnifique.

In fact, the popularity of French toast has become so widespread that there are now entire cafes dedicated to serving it. Who would have thought that a dish that was once considered lost would become the star of the breakfast menu?

So next time you bite into a crispy, syrup-slathered piece of French toast, take a moment to thank the French for their accidental stroke of genius. And if you really want to go all out, pair it with a strong cup of coffee and pretend you’re at a cafe on the Champs-Élysées. Bien sûr, pourquoi pas?