Melba-Toast

Melba toast (also melba toast ) is a very dry, crisp and thinly sliced ​​toast places that is served with soups and salads or topped with either melted cheese or pâté. It is named after the Australian opera singer Nellie Melba ( 1861-1931 ). It is believed that the term dates back to 1897 when the singer seriously ill and Melba toast was a part of their diet. The toast was - like Peach Melba - created by the cooking Auguste Escoffier, an admirer Nellie Melbas. The name probably coined the hotelier César Ritz during a conversation with Escoffier.

Melba toast is prepared by lightly toasting bread in a conventional manner; once the outer side of the toast is easily detected, it is removed from the toaster and cut with a bread knife lengthwise, so that two thinner slices arise. These two slices are toasted again.