英语词汇melba toast的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

melba toast; peach melba. Melba toast, according to the traditional story, originated as several pieces of burnt toast served to the Australian opera star Dame Nellie Melba at the Savoy in London. The prima donna had been on a diet, or- dered toast, and enjoyed the crisp, crunchy, overtoasted slices that were served to her by mistake. The maitre d’ named them in her honor and put melba toast on the menu. Wheth- er the story is true or not, thin crispy melba toast honors Dame Nellie, as does the peach melba, which the French chef Escoffier concocted for her. Nellie Melba was the stage name adapted from the city of Melbourne by Helen Porter Mitchell (1861–1931), who became a Dame of the British Empire in 1918. The world-famous soprano made her debut in Rigoletto in Brussels (1887) and went on to star at London’s Covent Garden, the Paris Opera, La Scala, and New York’s Metropol- itan among numerous opera houses. Unlike many opera stars, Nellie Melba did not study singing until she was over 21 years old, although she had previously been trained as a pianist.

词汇	melba toast
词源	melba toast; peach melba. Melba toast, according to the traditional story, originated as several pieces of burnt toast served to the Australian opera star Dame Nellie Melba at the Savoy in London. The prima donna had been on a diet, or- dered toast, and enjoyed the crisp, crunchy, overtoasted slices that were served to her by mistake. The maitre d’ named them in her honor and put melba toast on the menu. Wheth- er the story is true or not, thin crispy melba toast honors Dame Nellie, as does the peach melba, which the French chef Escoffier concocted for her. Nellie Melba was the stage name adapted from the city of Melbourne by Helen Porter Mitchell (1861–1931), who became a Dame of the British Empire in 1918. The world-famous soprano made her debut in Rigoletto in Brussels (1887) and went on to star at London’s Covent Garden, the Paris Opera, La Scala, and New York’s Metropol- itan among numerous opera houses. Unlike many opera stars, Nellie Melba did not study singing until she was over 21 years old, although she had previously been trained as a pianist.
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