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Tatin

American  
[tah-tan] / tɑˈtɛ̃ /

adjective

  1. caramelized and baked in the manner of an upside-down cake.

    an apple tart Tatin.


Etymology

Origin of Tatin

< French ( tarte ) tatin, à la Tatin, des desmoiselles Tatin; said to be after two (or more) Tatin sisters, who developed the recipe

Example Sentences

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Plus, seasonal favorites make appearances every year, like the fig tarte Tatin in summer, and oysters with bacon in winter.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 8, 2019

“My Mother’s Kitchen” is more than a story about the comforts and pleasures of the perfect Eggs Benedict or Tarte Tatin.

From Washington Times • Apr. 4, 2017

A sort of applesauce on a rough puff-pastry cracker passed for tarte Tatin.

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2016

She runs a cooking school, On Rue Tatin, and her book is both instruction and narrative.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2015

Besides that invented by Penaud, other aero-plane models demanding mention had been produced by Tatin, Moy, Stringfellow, and Lawrence Hargrave, of Australia, the subsequent inventor of the well-known cellular kite.

From The Dominion of the Air; the story of aerial navigation by Bacon, John Mackenzie

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