There's nothing not to love about French toasts -- the buttery, doughy dish is the one no-fuss breakfast recipe that everyone swears by. Making the french toast is a breeze, just that the recipe involves a lot of eggs. French toasts, the perfect answers to the late morning hunger pangs, originated in France, which is clearly understood from the name itself. But, what the majority doesn't know is that the dish has a rich and pretty amusing past.

The National French Toast Day, which falls on Nov. 28 every year, is observed in honor of the dish that became a quintessential part of the global culinary scene. To mark this occasion, below is the history of the dish's origin and a few quotes that prove why it's worth choosing french toasts over other breakfast options.

The history of French toast:

What we know today as french toast originated in France, it is partly linked to Rome. Around the 5th century B.C, the Romans dipped slices of bread in milk/eggs and fried them to whip up a filling tasty treat. In keeping with the old-world recipe, the french toasts are made by using honey, butter, milk and most importantly eggs to inflate the bread. Contrary to what many people think, french toast is known by a different name in France. They call it "pain perdu," or "lost bread," because the idea is to prepare the dish from stale bread so as not to waste bread.

Here are a few quotes about french toasts, taken from AZ Quotes, that honor the delicious cuisine.

  • "I don't mean to brag, I don't mean to boast, But I'm intercontinental when I eat French toast."- Mike D
  • "I went to a restaurant that serves 'breakfast at any time'. So I ordered French Toast during the Renaissance."- Steven Wright
  • "I can make the best French toast."- Peter O'Toole
  • "Dip a slice of bread in batter. That's September: yellow, gold, soft and sticky. Fry the bread. Now you have October: chewier, drier, streaked with browns. The day in question fell somewhere in the middle of the french toast process."- Tom Robbins
  • "One of the greatest things I've ever seen happen was the morning I opened the newspaper and it said that some very powerful government officials had decided to change the name of “french fries” to “freedoom fries” and “french toast” to “freedom toast”. It was impressive. I wanted to write a letter to them just to thank them, just for proving globally that they were absolute imbeciles."- Johnny Depp
  • "Bring you comics in bed, scrape the mold off the bread, and serve you French toast again. Okay, I still get stoned."- Sheryl Crow
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