<P> The usual French name is pain perdu ( French : ( pɛ̃ pɛʁdy ) ( listen ) , `` lost bread '' , reflecting its use of stale or otherwise `` lost '' bread - which gave birth to the metaphoric term pain perdu for sunk costs . It may also be called pain doré , `` golden bread '' . There are fifteenth - century English recipes for pain perdu . </P>
<P> The usual French name is pain perdu ( French : ( pɛ̃ pɛʁdy ) ( listen ) , `` lost bread '' , reflecting its use of stale or otherwise `` lost '' bread - which gave birth to the metaphoric term pain perdu for sunk costs . It may also be called pain doré , `` golden bread '' . There are fifteenth - century English recipes for pain perdu . </P>
what is the french word for french toast
what is the french word for french toast
pain perdu
pain perdu