🥞✨ Happy French Toast Day — November 28! ✨🥞
Oh hello, carb lovers. Today we honor the glorious breakfast that convinced us dessert is an acceptable morning choice: FRENCH. TOAST. Golden, buttery, eggy perfection—crisp on the outside, custardy on the inside, and always ready to be absolutely smothered in toppings. Let’s celebrate like syrup-drenched royalty.
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🥖 A Brief, Delicious History
French toast has been around longer than France. Yep, mind blown.
Historians believe the dish dates back to ancient Rome, where creative cooks dunked stale bread into milk and beaten eggs to avoid waste. Fast-forward a few centuries, and medieval Europeans turned it into a sweet, fried treat. Americans eventually dubbed it "French toast," possibly because “Roman Eggy-Bread Surprise” didn’t test well in focus groups.
The French themselves call it pain perdu—“lost bread”—because it rescues bread past its prime. Today, it’s the hero of lazy brunches, cozy sleepovers, and ‘I deserve nice things’ mornings everywhere.
🤓 Fun, Quirky French Toast Facts
The earliest known recipe dates back to the 4th or 5th century.
Texas toast is not French toast, but it makes excellent French toast.
In Hong Kong, French toast is deep-fried and stuffed with peanut butter. Respect.
French toast is eaten globally, from Spain’s torrijas to India’s bombay toast.
The world record for the largest serving weighed over 3,000 pounds.
Some diners serve “unicorn” French toast with edible glitter.
French toast is one of the few breakfasts that becomes more delicious as leftovers.
🎉 Ten+ Ways to Celebrate French Toast Day
Make a French Toast Flight — brioche, sourdough, challah, cinnamon swirl… go wild.
Try a stuffed version with ricotta and berries.
Have a French Toast-Off with family. Winner gets bragging rights for a year.
Host a “Breakfast for Dinner” night—pajamas required.
Create a toppings bar with fruit, nuts, syrups, whipped cream, and chocolate.
Bake French toast casserole for minimum effort, maximum applause.
Make savory French toast with herbs, parmesan, and a sunny egg.
Try international variants like torrijas or Hong Kong-style.
Support a local café by ordering their fanciest French toast.
Freeze a batch for emergency comfort moments.
Make French toast sticks for kids… or, let’s be honest, yourself.
Try dairy-free or vegan versions because everyone deserves this joy.
🍽️ Tonight’s Themed Dinner Menu
Entrée: Savory Herb & Parmesan French Toast
Whisk 3 eggs + ¼ cup milk + 2 tbsp grated parmesan + pinch salt + black pepper + chopped herbs. Dip thick bread slices. Pan-fry in butter or olive oil until golden. Serve with sautéed mushrooms.
Side: Crispy Smoked Paprika Potatoes
Dice potatoes, toss with oil, paprika, garlic, salt, bake at 425°F until crisp.
Cocktail: Maple Bourbon Old Fashioned
Stir bourbon + splash maple syrup + dash bitters. Orange peel twist.
Mocktail: Vanilla Maple Sparkler
Seltzer + teaspoon maple syrup + a drop vanilla + lemon slice.
Dessert: Brioche Cinnamon Sugar French Toast Bites
Cube brioche, dunk in basic egg mix, pan-fry, toss in cinnamon sugar. Serve with caramel drizzle.
🏫 Classroom Activities
Elementary:
Make paper “French toast” with construction paper and glitter “syrup.”
Practice sequencing with step-by-step recipe cards.
Host a pretend café for math practice (prices, counting, making change).
Secondary:
Explore global breakfast dishes and present discoveries.
Conduct a food-science experiment: What bread soaks best?
Write short creative stories about a heroic piece of bread chosen for greatness.
🏢 Workplace Activity
The Great French Toast Topping Challenge:
Provide a toppings table in the break room—fruit, syrups, nuts, spreads. Everyone votes on “Most Unhinged but Shockingly Delicious Combo.”
🎬 Movie Pick - Julie & Julia (2009)
Because nothing inspires cozy kitchen creativity like watching Julie fry things in butter with reckless joy.
📺 TV Episode Pick - Parks & Recreation — “Two Funerals” (S7E11)
Because Leslie’s obsession with breakfast foods is a vibe, and honestly, French toast would absolutely make her “Top 5 Best Things in Life” list.
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