Word of the Day
Quiche
Quiche
Alsatian German
French/kiʃ/German root/ˈkuːxən/
“The French quiche is not French — it is German. The word comes from Alsace, a region passed between France and Germany so many times that its food carries both languages.”
Quiche Lorraine, the definitive version, comes from Lorraine — a region in northeastern France that, like its neighbor Alsace, spent significant time as part of Germany. The German word Kuchen means cake or tart; the Alsatian dialect rendered it küche or kiche, which became the French quiche. The pastry filled with eggs and cream was a peasant dish, practical and filling.
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