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Who
Invented Quiche - the History of Quiche
Most people
think that quiche was invented by the French, but quiche
actually originated in Germany, in the medieval kingdom of
Lothringen, under German rule, and which the French later
renamed Lorraine. The word ‘quiche’ is from the
German ‘Kuchen’, meaning cake.
The original ‘quiche
Lorraine’ was an open pie with a filling consisting of an
egg and cream custard with smoked bacon or pork pieces. It was
only later that cheese was added to the quiche Lorraine. Add
onions and you have quiche Alsacienne. The bottom crust was
originally made from bread dough, but that has long since
evolved into a short-crust or puff pastry crust
After World
War II, Quiche became popular in England and later in the U.S.
Because of its primarily vegetarian ingredients, it was
considered a somehow ‘unmanly’ dish, - “real
men don’t eat quiche.” Now there are many varieties
of quiche, from the original quiche Lorraine, to quiche with
vegetables of all kinds, mushrooms, ham, seafood and even
desert type quiche with fruit and custards.
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