Definition of quiche
: an unsweetened custard pie usually having a savory filling (such as spinach, mushrooms, or ham)
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Customers will find brownies and cookies in the shop’s cases along with more savory breakfast items such as muffins, quiches and scones.
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One suggested menu: quiche, a simple green salad, fresh fruit and bagels with cream cheese.
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J’aime will sell La Colombe coffee, viennoiserie (such as croissants), pastries (such as fruit tarts, eclairs, madeleines, merveilleux), quiches and sandwiches for lunch, sweet crepes, and a small bread line (baguettes, mostly).
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On the edible side of things, for now, Build will offer coffee from HalfWit as well as quiche and pie from Justice of the Pies in a classic coffee shop environment.
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Photo of quiche by Lynn Ischay | The Plain Dealer 11607 Euclid Ave.
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Croissants, including whole grain, and other baked goods like tartlets, cookies and excellent quiches, are made on the premises.
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Fruit pies, cream pies, traditional pot pies and quiche are sold here.
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As the night wore on, Tory staffers on the fourth floor of the party’s offices at 4 Matthew Parker Street snacked on supermarket quiche and drowned their sorrows in bottles of beer, and white and rose wine.
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Origin and Etymology of quiche
French, from French dialect (Lorraine)
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playDefinition of quiche for English Language Learners
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: a pie made with eggs, milk, cheese, and vegetables or meat
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