tarte tatin
noun
tarte ta·tin
ˌtär(t)-tä-ˈtan 
-ˈtaⁿ
plural tarte tatins also tartes tatin
often capitalized second T
: a caramelized apple tart that is baked with pastry on top and then inverted for serving
Examples of tarte tatin in a Sentence
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The two older ladies, in unseasonable Hamptons-y white (one wore a bucket hat), were splitting a tarte tatin.
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Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
The restaurant near Paris is full of workers on their lunch break, seated around tables of up to 10, talking boisterously over steaming plates of paté en croute, faux-filet grille and tarte tatin.
—Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2024
An apple tarte tatin is a firm fixture in my repertoire!
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon may not quite deliver an adrenaline shot to the heart of the stagnated Walking Dead franchise, but the new six-episode series is absolutely the television equivalent of a café au lait and a tarte tatin.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2023
To finish off your meal, the three desserts are all lightweight sweets: a panna cotta, a semifreddo, and a pineapple tarte tatin.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2023
For dessert, there’s an apple tarte tatin.
—Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com, 10 Dec. 2020
He’s done a pineapple upside-down cake, and one that was like an apple tarte tatin with a really brûléed apple flavor.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2022
Completed by flavours of tarte tatin and floras, a pinch of baking spice leaves you wanting more.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 9 Apr. 2022
Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
The restaurant near Paris is full of workers on their lunch break, seated around tables of up to 10, talking boisterously over steaming plates of paté en croute, faux-filet grille and tarte tatin.
—Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2024
An apple tarte tatin is a firm fixture in my repertoire!
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon may not quite deliver an adrenaline shot to the heart of the stagnated Walking Dead franchise, but the new six-episode series is absolutely the television equivalent of a café au lait and a tarte tatin.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2023
To finish off your meal, the three desserts are all lightweight sweets: a panna cotta, a semifreddo, and a pineapple tarte tatin.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2023
For dessert, there’s an apple tarte tatin.
—Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com, 10 Dec. 2020
He’s done a pineapple upside-down cake, and one that was like an apple tarte tatin with a really brûléed apple flavor.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2022
Completed by flavours of tarte tatin and floras, a pinch of baking spice leaves you wanting more.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 9 Apr. 2022
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