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eggs Florentine

eggs Florentine noun: a variation of eggs Benedict with spinach, sometimes in place of bacon.

eggs florentine: a variation of eggs Benedict with spinach, sometimes in place of bacon
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Noun

eggs Florentine sg or pl

  1. (plural, singular) A variation of eggs Benedict with spinach, sometimes in place of bacon.
    • There are hundreds of recipes based on poached eggs. The recipe here is for eggs Florentine, a classic in which the eggs nestle in a bed of creamed spinach.1998 January 14, Barbara Kafka, “A Way to Poach Eggs to Perfection”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 Jan 2011
    • If your eggs Florentine have chalky yolks, or if your dessert crêpe tastes oddly of oregano, well, so what? This is not destination dining; you’ve got places to be.2011 June 16, Lila Byock, “Lina Frey”, in The New Yorker, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 May 2025

Questions about eggs Florentine

What does eggs Florentine mean?
Eggs Florentine means a variation of eggs Benedict with spinach, sometimes in place of bacon.
What part of speech is eggs Florentine?
Eggs Florentine is a noun.

Words near eggs Florentine in the dictionary

  1. eggs benny
  2. eggs Blackstone
  3. eggs Chesapeake
  4. eggs cochon
  5. eggs Drumkilbo
  6. eggs Florentine
  7. eggs Hussarde
  8. eggs in a basket
  9. eggs in a hole
  10. eggs in baskets
  11. eggs in moonshine

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