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bread that survived a near-death experience and came back more interesting
means Bread browned by heat, or the act of raising a glass to honor someone, or—informally—being utterly doomed.
from From the Latin 'tostare,' to scorch or parch, via Old French 'toster.' The drinking sense came later and literally: people once floated a piece of spiced toast in their wine, and the custom of honoring a lady by drinking to her led wits to call her the 'toast' that flavored the cup. The slang 'you're toast' is a much more recent American flourish—charred, finished, done for.
- Maillard magic
- browning is a chemical reaction, not just heat
- Lucky charm
- toasting drinks comes from clinking to spill out poison
- Falls buttered-side down
- physics, not luck: table height times spin
- Diamond price
- world's most expensive toast hit hundreds per slice
french toast — dish of bread soaked in egg and milk, popular breakfast in france and america since the 14th century
melba toast — thin, crisp toast created by chef auguste escoffier for australian opera singer nellie melba in 1897
cinnamon toast — buttered bread with cinnamon and sugar, iconic american snack popularized in the 1950s