When is National Melba Toast Day?
Thursday March 23rdNational Melba Toast Day, a food holiday, is celebrated on March 23rd. Melba toast is a dry, crisp, thinly sliced toast. It is often served with salad or soup, or it can be eaten plain or with a topping.
Chef Auguste Escoffier of the Savoy created Melba toast. b. toast. Helen Porter Mitchell, the Australian opera singer, named it after Dame Nellie Melba, the stage name of Dame Nellie Melba. The singer was very popular with the chef. He made not only this diet toast for Ms. Melba, but also Peach Melba, a popular dessert..
Chefs and cooks have developed Melba Toast recipes over the years because it's such an excellent canvas to build appetizers. The robust toast holds up well and adds to a stunning canapé plate. It's a delectable and elegant dish to top it with a variety of spreads, paté, fruits, and vegetables.
Another useful feature of Melba toast's firmness is that it doubles as a teething biscuit for infants as they reach an age old enough to chew.
