Quiche - French or German???!
So all you chefy's out there.....is quiche French or German? If it's not French any suggestions for her to cook for a class of 30? Something not too hard or extravagent. Last time she made Madeleines.
Thanks so much!
Answers: Ok, my daughter was going to make a few quiches to bring to her French class as part of her culture points next week. I always thought Quiche was from France but someone sent me a link that says that even though the most people think it's from France it's origin is from Germany.
So all you chefy's out there.....is quiche French or German? If it's not French any suggestions for her to cook for a class of 30? Something not too hard or extravagent. Last time she made Madeleines.
Thanks so much!
The name quiche comes from the German word kuchen, meaning cake. The word quiche is derived from the Lorraine Franconian dialect of the German language historically spoken in much of the region, where German Kuchen, "cake", was altered first to "küche". Typical Allemanic changes unrounded the ü and shifted the palatal "ch" to the spirant "sh", resulting in "kische", which in standard French orthography became spelled quiche.
Most people believe that the quiche originates from France, and it is fair to say that in its traditional form, attributing origin to the French is quite correct. However, prior to French chefs concocting quiche, German chefs made an egg custard pie called kuchen, meaning cake. The German dish was baked in brioche dough, instead of the more typical pie crust. Eggs and cream were added to bacon and baked in the brioche shell.
Food historians are unsure whether the German or the French began to use a pastry shell, which is a combination of flour, shortening like lard or butter, and a bit of cold water. The French are credited with the one of the most popular forms of quiche, Quiche Lorraine, which at first only added the bacon. The addition of cheese to quiches began much later.
This open tart originated in the Lorraine region around the sixteenth century, the Lorraine region of France. Quiche Lorraine is a classic French recipe, from the Lorraine area of France. In fact, at the time that Quiche was originally created (around the 16th century) this area was a German Kingdom. However, after alternating back and forth between Germany and France, it is now firmly part of France (although still with a strong German flavour in cuisine and many other aspects due to its historical connections).
This whole disagreement reminds me of the Turkish and Greeks arguing over Baklava and who invented it first, I believe the Turkish did, while invading the Greek land.. no less.
Quiche Lorraine is a specialty of the region Nancy, Lorraine on the French and German Border. This is definitely a French, and it cannot be confused with a cake, it is not enclosed as the German cake was before baking either.
Hope this helps.
Be well,
Annie
it certainly doesn't look or taste like a French dish, but surely it must be from the name? Quiche Lorraine is presumably from the Lorraine region? Maybe not though.
quiche is french!!!
We didn't have it in German class....
Process of elimination says French.
Quiche is a part of french cuisine.
The word itself is German, or at the least derived from german, it's the Lorraine Franconian dialect.
EGGS AND MUSHROOMS AU GRATIN
Ingredients for 4 persons : 500 gr [1.1 lb] mushrooms / 4 eggs / 100 gr
[3.5 oz] swiss cheese / 30 gr [1 oz] butter / 20 cl [7 fl oz] sour cream /
2 shallots / salt & pepper
- Boil the eggs for 8 minutes ; cool them down in cold water, peal them
and cut them in quarters.
- Peal and mince the shallots ; wash and slice the mushrooms. In a non-stick
pan, fry the shallots gently in the butter for 2/3 minutes then add the
mushrooms and fry them for 8 to 10 minutes ; add salt and pepper.
- Display egg quarters and mushrooms into individual buttered oven dishes ;
top with cream and grated cheese and put in oven for 10 minutes at 220°C /
425°F (it should get golden brown).
- Serve right away
It is a French word - Quiche Lorraine. I always thought it was French.
Quiche is German? Could have fooled me with the eggs and fresh vegetables that are usually in a quiche, and are very unlike much traditional German cooking... And since when is "Quiche" a German word?
If you want a "German Quiche" look up the Pasty, which is basically a pastry pocket filled with a stew-like mixture of pork or beef, potatoes and vegetables.
It is a French Dish-According to Wikipedia, the word quiche was originally derived from a german word(and spelled differently) but the actual food dish is French
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quiche
It was started by a German king, but is a french food. If you aren't sure you want to make it, try making crepes! They are really fast and easy.
They taught it at my french culinary school.
Quiche is Northern France,
This dish originated in northeastern France in the region of ... notable of these savory pies is the quiche Lorraine, which has crisp bacon bits ...
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Quiche is a French term. If the Germans have an equivalent, it would carry a German name.