April 16 is National Eggs Benedict Day

April 16, 2015 at 5:46 AM | Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

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Here are today’s five thing to know about Egg Benedict:

1. Eggs Blackstone substitutes streaky bacon for the ham and adds a tomato slice.
2. Huevos Benedict substitutes avocado for the ham, and is topped with both salsa and hollandaise sauce.
3. Eggs Sardou substitutes artichoke bottoms and crossed anchovy fillets for the English muffin and ham, then tops the hollandaise sauce with chopped ham and a truffle slice. The dish was created at Antoine’s Restaurant in New Orleans in honor of the French playwright Victorien Sardou. A more widespread version of the dish starts with a base of creamed spinach, substitutes artichoke bottoms for the English muffin, and eliminates the ham.
4. Portobello Benedict substitutes Portobello mushrooms for the ham, and is a popular alternative for Catholics observing the Friday Fast.
5. Eggs Provençal replaces the Hollandaise sauce with Béarnaise Sauce.

Fun Fact:

Historians attribute the invention of Eggs Benedict to two different events.

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