Definition of tarte Tatin in English:
tarte Tatin
noun ˌtɑːt taˈtãˌtärt taˈta[N]
A type of upside-down apple tart consisting of pastry baked over slices of fruit arranged in caramelized sugar, served fruit side up after cooking.
Example sentencesExamples
- Cheese nuts will enjoy the cheesecakelike fromage blanc island, although my favorite was the button-size apple tarte Tatin, served with apple-green shavings of granita and a pinkish peppercorn ice cream.
- And mango-and-banana tarte Tatin with fromage blanc sorbet deserves a page in a cookbook.
- Place a tarte Tatin on one end of a large rectangular plate.
- Place a fig tarte Tatin in the center of plate.
- For the fig tarte Tatin: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and arrange six 4-inch non-stick tart molds on a sheet pan.
Origin
French, from tarte 'tart' + Tatin, the surname of the sisters said to have created the dish.