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Quiche

3 stages from German/Alsatian to English.

Today it means a savory tart filled with egg custard, cheese, and other ingredients
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Kuchen
German/Alsatian · medieval
"a cake"
a cake, adapted in the Alsace region for a savory egg custard tart
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quiche
French · 1800s
"a savory egg custard tart"
settled in French for the savory egg custard tart in a pastry crust
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quiche
English · 1920s
"a savory tart filled with egg custard and other ingredients"
adopted directly as the French dish spread internationally
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