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The origins of the custom to toast this way may be traced to an account described in the Talmud, where R. Akiva said upon pouring cups of wine poured at a banquet a benediction of "Wine and life to the mouth of the sages, wine and life to the mouth of the sages and their students."
The word toast comes from the Latin torrere 'to burn'. [3] In German, the term (or sometimes Toastbrot) also refers to the type of bread itself, which is usually used for toasting. [4] One of the first references to toast in print is in a recipe for Oyle Soppys (flavoured onions stewed in a gallon of stale beer and a pint of oil) from 1430. [5]
A toaster is a small electric appliance that uses radiant heat to brown sliced bread into toast, the color caused from the Maillard reaction.It typically consists of one or more slots into which bread is inserted, and heating elements, often made of nichrome wire, to generate heat and toast the bread to the desired level of crispiness.
Melba toast is a dry, crisp and thinly sliced rusk, often served with soup and salad or topped with either melted cheese or pâté. It is named after Dame Nellie Melba , the stage name of Australian opera singer Helen Porter Mitchell. [ 1 ]
Some unusual forms of toasting are common to the U.S. and Canadian traditions. In the Toronto Scottish Regiment , for example, a loyal toast to the regiment's colonel-in-chief (as of 2024 [update] King Charles III) is performed standing with one foot on the chair and one foot on the dining table, facing a portrait of the C-in-C and drinking ...
Clinking glasses is a drinking ritual where the participants make contact [1] between their drinking vessels, producing bell-like [2] sounds in order to express congratulations or greetings, [3] Clinking is more likely after a toast that involves a subject of joint interest (like the just-wedded couple).
Toasting (rap in other parts of the Anglo Caribbean) or deejaying is the act of talking, usually in a monotone melody, over a rhythm or beat by a deejay. It can either be improvised or pre-written. It can either be improvised or pre-written.
A toasting fork is a long-handled fork used to brown and toast food such as bread, cheese, and apples by holding the pronged end in front of an open fire or other heat source. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It can also be used to toast marshmallows , broil hot dogs , and heat hot dog buns over campfires.