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    Default What do they call french toast in French?

    Seriously. My son asked me.

    I took Spanish.

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    Pain perdu. It means "lost bread," since it was originally a way of salvaging yesterday's stale bread into something yummy.

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    So, it has nothing to do with how you handle your tongue while you eat it?
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    Quote Originally posted by Oliveloaf View post
    So, it has nothing to do with how you handle your tongue while you eat it?
    Dude.
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    They call it the same thing that Brits call English Muffins, which I believe is "G'uvnor". Which is German for "Tricycle".
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    My autobiography is gonna be called A La Recherche Du Pain Perdu.

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    I've heard British people call it "eggy bread", which makes sense.

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    I call it pain doré, but as previously mentioned some call it pain perdu.
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    Quote Originally posted by wikipedia
    In Australia and New Zealand, French toast is a breakfast or brunch dish, made by pan-frying individual sliced bread or baguette slices dipped in the egg mixture identical to American preparations. It is sometimes served with banana and fried bacon, and topped with maple syrup. Another popular variation in New Zealand uses a mixture of eggs yolks, milk and grated cheese to make a savory breakfast food.
    Ah wiki, you know me so well. I haven't had it in years, but french toast + bacon + banana + maple syrup is good, as long as you get the ratios correct.
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    Something tells me we haven't seen the last of foreshadowing.

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    Quote Originally posted by AllWalker View post
    Ah wiki, you know me so well. I haven't had it in years, but french toast + bacon + banana + maple syrup is good, as long as you get the ratios correct.
    I've been to Australia twice but I didn't realize you guys did maple syrup. Can you get the real stuff or is it imitation? (The real stuff is pretty expensive here, I imagine it would be even more so there).

    Your combination sounds yummy, I'll have to try it.

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    Quote Originally posted by Laughing Lagomorph View post
    I've been to Australia twice but I didn't realize you guys did maple syrup. Can you get the real stuff or is it imitation? (The real stuff is pretty expensive here, I imagine it would be even more so there).

    Your combination sounds yummy, I'll have to try it.
    I don't know the "real" stuff from the "fake" stuff, so I assume we do the fake stuff. Still, it's super sweet and sticky - what more do you need?
    Something tells me we haven't seen the last of foreshadowing.

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