Why is it called "french" toast?!
Why is it called "french" toast?
Answers:
One version of the story is that the dish was invented in 1724 at a roadside tavern near Albany, N.Y. According to the tale, the tavern owner, Joseph French, gave the dish his name.
Because you are supposed to use sliced french bread. The egg gets sopped up in it better than loaf bread. mmmm good.
-Because when it doesn't come out right, you end up speaking "french" as a result! :)
Sounds better than Italian toast, doesn't it?
It's called pain perdu ("lost bread") in France, because it's a recipe to use up day-old bread. A traditional French baguette is made without any oil/fat, so it gets crusty and dried out within 24 hours. Soaking slices of this dry bread in egg and cream rehydrates it and makes a custard-like consistency when pan-fried or baked. I assume the practice originated in France.