Sacher torte
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Sacher torte
First recorded in 1905–10; after the Sacher Hotel, in Vienna, Austria
Example Sentences
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What Sacher torte is to Vienna, or kouign-amann to Brittany, or cannoli to Sicily, knafeh Nabulseyeh is to Nablus.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2023
“I was sometimes the only guest in the Sacher. Can you imagine?” he said, referring to the famous 149-room hotel where the Sacher torte was invented in 1832.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2023
One of the most famous examples is the highly secretive recipe for the legendary and highly profitably produced Viennese Sacher torte.
From Slate • Aug. 23, 2018
One Italian politician’s reaction: “It’s nonsense — like saying that Sacher torte causes a tummy ache.”
From New York Times • Sep. 4, 2017
I look it over: Sacher torte, pink champagne, crème de menthe, chocolate ganache.
From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson
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