eggs benedict

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   toasted English muffin topped with ham and a poached egg (or an oyster) and hollandaise sauce

   Broaderdish

Questions about eggs benedict

What does eggs benedict mean?

eggs benedict means "toasted English muffin topped with ham and a poached egg (or an oyster) and hollandaise sauce".

Is eggs benedict a common word?

eggs benedict is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.