eggs Benedict

American  

[egz ben-i-dikt] / ˈɛgz ˈbɛn ɪ dɪkt /

noun

(sometimes lowercase)

1. a dish consisting of toast or toasted halves of English muffin covered with a thin slice of fried or broiled ham, poached eggs, and a topping of hollandaise sauce.

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eggs Benedict British  

plural noun

1. a dish consisting of toast, covered with a slice of ham, poached egg, and hollandaise sauce

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Etymology

Origin of eggs Benedict

First recorded in 1925–30; allegedly after a patron of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City, for whom the dish was first made (in some accounts, by Oscar Tschirky (1866–1950), the hotel's maître d')

Example Sentences

And if I’m feeling a little indulgent, eggs Benedict.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Hayley: I honestly hate eggs Benedict so much.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

If the original Egg McMuffin is famously a portable homage to eggs Benedict, then the Egg BLT McMuffin is Canada’s portable homage to eggs Benedict Arnold, a symbol of rebellion against American austerity.

From Slate • Sep. 7, 2023

A creamy hollandaise sauce drizzled over eggs Benedict.

From Salon • Jun. 23, 2022

“Why are those called eggs Benedict? Is it because that’s what Benedict Arnold used to eat for breakfast?”

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein