eggs Benedict
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- noun
- /ɛɡz ˈbɛnɪdɪkt/
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huevos benedictinos
- The restaurant is famous for its delicious eggs Benedict served with a rich hollandaise sauce.
- eggs Benedict and waffles
- eggs Benedict with organic ham
- eggs Benedict and French toast
Examples
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If you want to have a more traditional brunch and serve eggs benedict and caviar, you are welcome to do that, or you can keep it more informal and serve scrambled eggs and casseroles.
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But in any case, the eggs Benedict are delicious and if you call in advance, Mrs. Clark says she will bake her famous flourless chocolate cake.
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My tip is the eggs Benedict.
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Luckily I passed on the eggs Benedict.
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The cheapest plate of eggs Benedict is on Link's side.
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Eggs Benedict and Bolivian coffee for all.
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I ordered Eggs Benedict.
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I love eggs Benedict.
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Be sure to check out Zazie in Cole Valley—the best eggs benedict in the universe.
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Here, I like to order this spin on eggs benedict because it uses the healthier back bacon but also a decadent biscuit and spicy chipotle.
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Synonyms
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A dish of poached eggs on toast or an English muffin with hollandaise sauce
How Rich
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun 'eggs' clearly signals an egg-based dish, so learners will infer it refers to some preparation involving eggs. However, 'Benedict' is a proper name for a specific culinary preparation (poached egg(s) on an English muffin with ham and hollandaise) that cannot be predicted from the constituents, making the exact meaning culturally specific and not fully derivable by a B1 learner.
Etymology
Eggs Benedict may come from a man named Lemuel Benedict who, in 1894, went to the Waldorf Hotel and asked for buttered toast with poached eggs and hollandaise sauce to cure his hangover. The chef turned that order into a fancier plate on an English muffin with ham and kept the man's name, so today eggs Benedict means this specific breakfast dish.